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Ancient Roman city near Naples, Italy
Cumae (/ˈkjuːmiː/ KEW-mee; Ancient Greek: Κύμη, romanized: Kúmē, or Κύμαι, Kúmai, or Κύμα, Kúma; Italian: Cuma) was the first ancient Greek colony of
Cumae
Topics referred to by the same term
Battle of Cumae may refer to: Battle of Cumae (524 BC), land battle between Cumae and an Etruscan alliance Battle of Cumae (474 BC), naval battle between
Battle_of_Cumae
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae
Sibylla Cumana) was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony near Naples, modern Italy. The word sibyl comes (via Latin)
Cumaean_Sibyl
Topics referred to by the same term
Cumae in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cumae may refer to any of several ancient Greek cities (Greek Κύμη, also spelled Kymē, Cyme, or Cuma: Cumae
Cumae_(disambiguation)
The battle of Cumae in 215 BC was a defensive victory for the Romans and the city of Cumae against aggression from Capua and its ally, Carthage, during
Battle_of_Cumae_(215_BC)
Local variants of the ancient Greek alphabet
Eretria and Chalcis and in related colonies in southern Italy, notably in Cumae, Pithecusae and Rhegion. It was through this variant that the Greek alphabet
Archaic_Greek_alphabets
Ancient Greek city
Cyme (Greek: Κύμη) or Cumae was an Aeolian city in Aeolis (Asia Minor) close to the kingdom of Lydia. It was called Phriconian, perhaps from the mountain
Cyme_(Aeolis)
Family of writing systems in ancient Italy
of Cumae and Ischia (Pithekoūsai) situated in the Gulf of Naples in the 8th century BC; this Euboean alphabet is also called 'Cumaean' (after Cumae), or
Old_Italic_scripts
Tyrant of Cumae, Magna Graecia (c.550–c.490 BC)
then tyrant of Cumae in Magna Graecia. As a strategos, he twice defeated Etruscan armies. He gained popularity amongst the people of Cumae due to his opposition
Aristodemus_of_Cumae
Antigonus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος) of Cumae in Magna Graecia was an ancient Greek writer on agriculture, who is referred to by Pliny, Varro, and Columella
Antigonus_of_Cumae
Ancient philosopher
student of the Stoic philosopher Antipater of Tarsus, from the city of Cumae in Campania, Italy, who (along with the Greek rhetorician, Diophanes) instigated
Gaius_Blossius
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
Battle of Cumae of 524 BC was a victory for the Greek city-state of Cumae over an invading force of Etruscans, Umbrians, Daunians and others. Cumae was the
Battle_of_Cumae_(524_BC)
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
Battle of Cumae was a naval battle fought by the combined navies of Syracuse and Cumae against the Etruscans in 474 BC. The city of Cumae in southern
Battle_of_Cumae_(474_BC)
Ancient name for a volcanic crater near Cumae (Cuma), Italy
Avernus was an ancient name for a volcanic crater near Cumae (Cuma), Italy, in the region of Campania west of Naples. Part of the Phlegraean Fields of
Avernus
Oracles in Ancient Greece
(Aeneid book VI: 10). Burkert notes (1985, p. 117) that the conquest of Cumae by the Oscans in the fifth century destroyed the tradition, but provides
Sibyl
Latin epic poem by Virgil
entire known world. In addition, Helenus also bids him to go to the Sibyl in Cumae. Heading into the open sea, Aeneas leaves Buthrotum, rounds the south eastern
Aeneid
Ancient Roman town
Lake", on the low sandy coast between Cumae and the mouth of the Volturnus. It was probably once dependent on Cumae. In 194 BC it became a Roman colony
Liternum
Last Ostrogothic King
Byzantines, but they declined to act. Upon the news that Narses was besieging Cumae, where Teia's brother was a garrison leader and much of Totila's war chest
Teia
Seventh and last king of Rome
the death of his son-in-law, Tarquin went to the court of Aristodemus at Cumae, where he died in 495. William Shakespeare describes the events leading
Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
orthostate wall). In 474 BC, the Greek city of Cumae, allied with Syracuse, defeated the Etruscans at the Battle of Cumae and gained control of the area. The period
Pompeii
Town in Euboea, Greece
it is sometimes named as the founding metropolis of the homonymous Kymē (Cumae) in Italy, an important early Euboean colony, which was probably named after
Kymi,_Greece
Region of Central Italy
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Etruria
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
474 BC, Syracuse's tyrant Hiero defeated the Etruscans at the Battle of Cumae. Etruria's influence over the cities of Latium and Campania weakened, and
Etruscan_civilization
Name used by the ancient Greeks to refer to non-Greek people
that they have seen their arrogance bring lamentation to their ships off Cumae. The name is also attested in a fragment by Sophocles. The name becomes
Tyrrhenians
Battle during the Justinian's Gothic War
Gothic forces. The Byzantines, led by Chamberlain Narses, moved to besiege Cumae, where much of Totila's war chest resided. Following this news, Teia moved
Battle_of_Mons_Lactarius
First battle of the First Samnite War
Corvus won a hard-fought battle against the Samnites at Mount Gaurus, near Cumae, in Campania. Modern historians however believe that most, if not all, of
Battle_of_Mount_Gaurus
Placeholder text used in publishing and graphic design
reference and test model He records a conversation in his home city of Cumae between himself and Lucius Manlius Torquatus, a young Epicurean, while another
Lorem_ipsum
This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro-Persian) Philiscus, c. 368–360 BC (assassinated) Iphiades, 360–?
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Extinct pre-Indo-European language family
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Tyrsenian_languages
Provider of prophecies or insights
all. Cumae was the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy, near Naples, dating back to the 8th century BC. The sibylla or prophetess at Cumae became
Oracle
Person trained to practise a form of divination
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Haruspex
Legendary war in Greek mythology
Carthage that expressed itself in the Punic Wars and led to Roman hegemony. At Cumae, the Sibyl leads Aeneas on an archetypal descent to the underworld, where
Trojan_War
Nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
letter called "Sigma" by the Ionians. The Western Greek alphabet used in Cumae was adopted by the Etruscans and Latins in the 7th century BC, and over
S
American Classical scholar
ancient world. For the Vergilian Society, he managed the Villa Vergiliana in Cumae, and organized educational programs there. Tuck has received the Excellence
Steven_L._Tuck
Ancient Etruscan artwork
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Chimera_of_Arezzo
Writing system
form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia. The Greek alphabet was altered by the Etruscans, and subsequently
Latin_script
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
As Greece sent out colonies west towards Sicily and Italy (Pithekoussae, Cumae), the influence of their new alphabet extended further. The ceramic Euboean
Greek_Dark_Ages
Ancient Greek god
no one would ever believe her prophecies.[citation needed] The Sibyl of Cumae, like Cassandra, promised Apollo her love in exchange for a boon. asking
Apollo
Historical region of Italy
Cumae) and the Strait of Messina (Zancle, Rhegium). Pithecusae on the island of Ischia is considered the oldest Greek settlement in Italy, and Cumae their
Magna_Graecia
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Daily_life_of_the_Etruscans
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
mythology, the entrance to the underworld located at Avernus, a crater near Cumae, was the route Aeneas used to descend to the realm of the dead. By synecdoche
Hades
Figure from Greco-Roman mythology
the Aeneid most imitative of the Annales of Ennius. Cape Misenum, near Cumae, is supposedly named for Misenus, as noted in Virgil's Aeneid. His being
Misenus
Alphabet used by the Etruscans of central and northern Italy
their first colonies in Italy, the island of Pithekoussai and the city of Cumae in Campania. In the alphabets of the West, X had the sound value [ks], Ψ
Etruscan_alphabet
Oracular woman in Cimmerium, Italy
presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy, near Lake Avernus, Cumae area. The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla
Cimmerian_Sibyl
Location in Greek mythology
from the mythic-past. Likewise, later traditions note an Acheron river in Cumae, Italy, which was also identified specifically with Odysseus' necromantic/catabatic
Greek_underworld
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
Magna Graecia Mainland Italy Alision Ankṓn Brentesion Caulonia Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros
Ancient_Greece
Ancient town of Latium
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Fidenae
Etruscan town and port in Latium
Caere to reaffirm its dominion after being defeated by the Syracusans at Cumae in 474 BC. It was dedicated to Thesan, the Etruscan goddess of dawn, associated
Pyrgi
1989 film by Franco Piavoli
Villa Della Torre [it] in the Province of Verona. The Cave of the Sibyl in Cumae was used to portray the absence of light. The ship's sail was soaked in
Nostos:_The_Return
Ancient Roman road tunnel in Naples, Italy
Posillipo, the Grotta di Cocceio from Lake Avernus to Cumae, and the Crypta Romana from Cumae to its port, as part of a network of military infrastructures
Crypta_Neapolitana
Architectural ornament
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Murlo_cowboy
Greek naval forces from southern Italy joined together in the defense of Cumae and defeated the Etruscan fleet in the Bay of Naples. This defeat successfully
Etruscan_military_history
Locations mentioned in Homer's Odyssey
Fox notes that even Circe found a home on "Monte Circeo" between Rome and Cumae: "but this association began at the earliest in the later sixth century
Geography_of_the_Odyssey
For modern Greece after 1820, see Timeline of modern Greek history. 777: Cumae is founded by Chalcis 776: Traditional date for the first historic Olympic
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Artistic theme of death and decay
in the dancing skeletons on late Roman sarcophagi and mural paintings at Cumae or Pompeii, and a false connection has been traced with the fresco Trionfo
Macabre
Historic ethnic confederation of Alpine tribes
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Rhaetian_people
Archaic Greek expansion across the Mediterranean and Black Sea (750–550 BC)
Olynthus in Chalcidice, Greece. Subsequently, they founded the colonies of Cumae, Zancle, Rhegium and Naxos. At the end of the 8th century, Euboea fell into
Greek_colonisation
Capital and largest city of Italy
development of trade with the Greek colonies of southern Italy (mainly Ischia and Cumae). These developments, which according to archaeological evidence took place
Rome
Caldera volcano west of Naples, Italy
grey tuff at Camaldoli hill, as in the northern and western ridge of Mount Cumae; other referable deep products are those found at Monte di Procida, recognizable
Phlegraean_Fields
Italian term used to refer to rock stacks
Landmarks of Campania Aeclanum Amalfi Cathedral Ancient remains of Capua Cumae Caserta Palace Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Faraglioni Herculaneum
Faraglioni
Town in the province of Viterbo, Italy
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Civita_di_Bagnoregio
Etruscan mythology's character
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Vegoia
2019 novel by Rick Riordan
troubles with Apollo. He also has a jar containing the voice of the Sibyl of Cumae. With some difficulty, they manage to get the last breath of Harpocrates
The_Tyrant's_Tomb
Topics referred to by the same term
ancient Greek cities (Greek Κύμη, also spelled Kymē, Cyme, Cuma or Cumae): Kyme (Italy) (Cumae, an ancient Greek colony near Naples) Kyme (Aeolis) Kyme (Euboea)
Kyme
Mountain in Turkey with legendary mention in the poems of Homer
collection, or so it would appear, which found its way to Cumae (see the Cumaean Sibyl) and from Cumae to Rome. Mount Ida owes much of its fame to the work
Mount_Ida_(Turkey)
depicted on an Attic black-figure vase. Creusa is known from a vase from Cumae. Iphito is only known from inscriptions. Xanthippe is known from a red-figure
List_of_Amazons
pestilence swept through Naples, Romuald II of Benevento occupied the castle of Cumae. Immediately, Pope Gregory II ordered him to return it and offered compensation
John_I_of_Naples
nearing its shores, they selected a site where they established the colony Cumae. Strabo. Geographica. Book V, chapter IV. The leaders of the expedition
Hippocles_of_Cyme
Philosophical work on ethics by Cicero
Brutus. The first two books are a dialogue set at Cicero's home city of Cumae between himself and Lucius Manlius Torquatus, a young Epicurean, while another
De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum
Etruscan chariot, c. 530 BC, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Monteleone_chariot
Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
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Populonia
City and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania
nearby Cumae when refugees from Samos escaped from the tyranny of Polycrates. The Samnites occupied Dicaearchia in 421 BC after conquering Cumae and may
Pozzuoli
Mother of Homer
was a native of Magnesia ad Sipylum, and one of the early colonists of Cumae in Aeolia, where he may have settled on account of his poverty. He married
Critheïs
UNESCO World Heritage Site
the river valley to Caiatia and Telesia. Other roads ran to Puteoli and Cumae (the so-called Via Campana) and to Neapolis, and the Via Appia passed through
Capua
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
Corsica and Sardinia. However, after Octavian's naval forces were defeated at Cumae, Octavian lacked the resources to confront Sextus alone, so he sought Antony's
Augustus
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Magna Graecia Mainland Italy Alision Ankṓn Brentesion Caulonia Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros
Acropolis_of_Athens
Variety of grape
by Phocians from an unidentified ancestral vine; it was then brought to Cumae, near modern-day Pozzuoli, by Greek settlers in the 8th century BC, and
Aglianico
Roman Sibyl
Whether the sibyl in question was the Sibyl of Tibur or the Greek Sibyl of Cumae is not always clear. The Christian author Lactantius identified the sibyl
Tiburtine_Sibyl
excavations of classical antiquity near Naples, such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Cumae. His recognition in the frescos of Pompeii and Herculaneum provided him
Andrea_De_Jorio
Topics referred to by the same term
Sibyl or Amalthea, a priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony near Naples, Italy Lady Amalthea, a character in The Last
Amalthea
Etruscan artifact
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Liver_of_Piacenza
City on the island of Euboea, Greece
cities in Magna Graecia and Sicily, such as Naxos, Rhegion, Zankle and Cumae. Its mineral produces, metal-work, purple, and pottery not only found markets
Chalcis
Etruscan burial chamber
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Tomb_of_the_Augurs
Byzantine emperor from 717 to 741
Empire's difficulties beginning in 717, when the duke of Benevento captured Cumae, the duke of Spoleto captured Narni and Liutprand, King of the Lombards
Leo_III_the_Isaurian
Calendar year
for naming years. Battle of Cumae - An army of Umbrians, Daunians, Etruscans, and others is defeated by the Greeks of Cumae, present-day Italy. Themistocles
524_BC
Ancient Roman villa
Landmarks of Campania Aeclanum Amalfi Cathedral Ancient remains of Capua Cumae Caserta Palace Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Faraglioni Herculaneum
Villa_Poppaea
Etruscan nobleman of the 6th century BC
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Aulus_Vibenna
Roman town destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
000 citizens had survived the eruption and were resettled in Naples and Cumae. Pompeii – Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy List of Roman sites Villa
Herculaneum
Etruscan burial complex
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Tomb_of_the_Leopards
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
Magna Graecia Mainland Italy Alision Ankṓn Brentesion Caulonia Chone Croton Cumae Elea Heraclea Lucania Hipponion Hydrus Krimisa Laüs Locri Medma Metauros
Minoan_civilization
Son of Mezentius in the Aeneid
BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle of Fidenae
Lausus
Etruscan bronze sculpture
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The_Orator
Ancient Roman road tunnel
Roman tunnel nearly a kilometre in length connecting Lake Avernus with Cumae and dating from 38-36 BC. It was burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte
Grotta_di_Cocceio
Alphabet of the Latin language
Etruscans. That alphabet was derived from the Euboean alphabet used in Cumae, which in turn was derived from the Phoenician alphabet. Latin included
Latin_alphabet
Tyrant of Syracuse from 478 to 467 BC
important military achievement was the defeat of the Etruscans at the Battle of Cumae (474 BC), by which he saved the Greeks of Campania from Etruscan domination
Hiero_I_of_Syracuse
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
have been this very collection that found its way to Cumae (see the Cumaean Sibyl) and from Cumae to Rome. The story of the acquisition of the Sibylline
Sibylline_Books
Archeological site in Veii, Italy
BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle of Fidenae
Portonaccio
Etruscan settlement
the second half of that century, after the defeat at sea at the Battle of Cumae in 474 BC. A recovery can be perceived, however, at the beginning of the
Caere
Ancient Hellenic tribe
Magna Graecia) in the 9th century BC when they established the city of Cumae; they were the first Greeks with whom the Latins came into contact, which
Graecians
from a Euboean colony from the city of Chalcis). Cumaeans - They lived in Cumae, that was founded by settlers from Euboea island (from Chalcis and Eretria
List_of_ancient_Greek_tribes
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