Cumae amphitheatre
Cumae amphitheatre is an archaeological site in Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Cumae amphitheatre is situated nearby to the cave Grotta di Cocceio, as well as near the archaeological site Arco Felice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Bacoli, Italy
- Also known as: “Anfiteatro Cumano”, “Anfiteatro di Cuma”, “Bacoli amphitheatre”, and “Roman amphitheater of Cumae”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotta di Cocceio and Lake Avernus.
Grotta di Cocceio
Cave
The Grotta di Cocceio is an ancient 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 Grillo by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus at the command of Agrippa who was in the process of converting the Lake into a military port, the Portus Julius. Grotta di Cocceio is situated 640 metres northeast of Cumae amphitheatre.
Lake Avernus
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Avernus is a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the Campania region of southern Italy, around 4 kilometres west of Pozzuoli. It is near the volcanic field known as the Phlegraean Fields and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc.
Arco Felice
Archaeological site
Arco Felice is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Cumae amphitheatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumae and Baiae.
Cumae
Village
Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cumae was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BCE. It became a rich Roman city, the remains of which lie near the modern village of Cuma, a frazione of the comune Bacoli and Pozzuoli in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.
Baiae
Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. Baiae is situated 3 km southeast of Cumae amphitheatre.
Licola
Suburb
Licola is a land in the province of Naples which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000. Licola is situated 3½ km north of Cumae amphitheatre.
Cumae amphitheatre
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, archaeological artifact museum, Italian national museum, historical civil building museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.84198° or 40° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
14.05601° or 14° 3′ 22″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8FGPR3R4+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 124093354OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Cumae amphitheatre” goes by many names.
- French: “amphithéâtre de Cumae”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Cumae”
- Italian: “anfiteatro cumano”
- Italian: “anfiteatro di Cuma”
- Italian: “anfiteatro romano di Cuma”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro romano di Cuma”
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