Capitolium

Capitolium is an archaeological site in Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Capitolium is situated nearby to Le Terme del Foro, as well as near the cave Ingresso Crypta Romana lato foro di Cuma.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parco archeologico di Cuma and Grotta di Cocceio.

Parco archeologico di Cuma

Archaeological site

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Parco archeologico di Cuma is an archaeological site, which is situated 220 metres west of Capitolium.

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 550 metres southeast of Capitolium.

Temple of Apollo

Ruins

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Temple of Apollo is a ruins, which is situated 300 metres west of Capitolium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumae and Licola.

Cumae

Village

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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 in and around modern Cuma, an area divided between the neighboring comuni of Pozzuoli and Bacoli, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania.

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 2½ km north of Capitolium.

Baiae

Suburb

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Baiae is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a 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 3½ km south of Capitolium.

Capitolium

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pozzuoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.84853° or 40° 50′ 55″ north

Longitude

14.05705° or 14° 3′ 25″ east

Open location code

8FGPR3X4+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1202134117

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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