Portus Julius

Portus Julius was the first harbour specifically constructed to be a base for the Roman western naval fleet, the classis Misenensis. The port was located near and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Nuovo and Arco Felice railway station.

Volcano
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
is a cinder cone volcano within the Campi Flegrei caldera, near , southern . A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of the Holocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.

Railway station
Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in , Metropolitan City of Naples, . It is served by the Cumana railway line, managed by EAV. is situated 720 metres northeast of Portus Julius.

Lake
Photo: Inviaggiocommons, Public domain.
or Lucrine Lake is a lake in , southern Italy. It is less than one kilometre to the south of and is separated from the by a narrow strip of land.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baiae and Cumae.

Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the and now in the comune of . It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to , , and by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC.

Village
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was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from 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 and in the Metropolitan City of Naples, , Italy. is situated 3½ km west of Portus Julius.

Town
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of , located about 15 kilometres west of . is situated 4 km south of Portus Julius.

Portus Julius

Latitude
40.82873° or 40° 49′ 43″ north
Longitude
14.09489° or 14° 5′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FGPR3HV+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4212201364
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2707105
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Portus Julius” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Порт Юлий”
  • Catalan: “Portus Iulius”
  • Dutch: “Portus Julius”
  • French: “Portus Julius”
  • Hebrew: “פורטוס יוליוס”
  • Italian: “Portus Iulius”
  • Italian: “Portus Julius”
  • Japanese: “ユリウス港”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Portus Iulius”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Portus Julius”
  • Spanish: “Portus Iulius”
  • Spanish: “Portus Julius”
  • Tagalog: “Portus Julius”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт Юлій”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poste Italiane and New Age.

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