Cumae

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Greek colony ancient Greek city archaeological site

Cumae was an ancient Greek colony in Italy, renowned as one of the earliest Hellenic settlements in the West and famous for its oracle, the Cumaean Sibyl.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek colony → ancient Greek city → archaeological site →
abandonedInCentury	13th century AD →
allyInBattle	Syracuse →
associatedMythologicalFigure	Aeneas → Apollo → Hecate →
battleOccurredNear	Battle of Cumae (474 BC) →
battleOpponent	Etruscans →
conqueredBy	Campanians → Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) → Romans → Samnites →
country	Italy →
declinePeriod	late Roman Empire →
famousFor	Cumaean Sibyl → oracle of the Sibyl →
foundedBy	Greek colonists from Euboea → settlers from Chalcis → settlers from Eretria →
foundedInApproximateYear	c. 750 BC →
foundedInCentury	8th century BC →
governedBy	Roman Empire → Roman Republic →
hasPlaceOfWorship	Sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl →
hasStructure	Greek temples → Roman temples → Sibyl’s cave → acropolis → amphitheatre → city walls → forum →
heritageDesignation	archaeological park →
languageUsed	Ancient Greek →
laterLanguageUsed	Latin →
laterReligion	Christianity → Roman religion →
locatedIn	Campania → Phlegraean Fields →
locatedNear	Bay of Naples → Naples → Pozzuoli →
locatedOn	Tyrrhenian Sea →
mentionedByAuthor	Virgil →
mentionedInWork	Aeneid →
modernMunicipality	Bacoli →
partOf	Magna Graecia →
religion	ancient Greek religion →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Magna Graecia →	hasPart
Baiae →	locatedNear
ancient Italy →	majorCity
Misenum →	near