Misenum

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Misenum was an important ancient Roman naval base and coastal town located at the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples in Italy.

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Label Occurrences
Misenum canonical 13
Misenum (town in Campania) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman naval base
ancient Roman town
settlement
associatedWithEvent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79
associatedWithPerson Pliny the Elder
coordinateSystem Earth
country Roman Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Rome
function main base of the Roman imperial fleet in the western Mediterranean
naval headquarters of the classis Misenensis
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of Roman villas
remains of cisterns
remains of harbor works
remains of military installations
hasFeature Roman villas
aqueducts
cisterns
harbor installations
large natural harbor
lighthouses
naval arsenals
protected anchorage
hasStructure Piscina Mirabilis
language Latin
locatedAt northwestern end of the Bay of Naples
locatedIn Campania
Italy
locatedOn Gulf of Naples
surface form: Bay of Naples
mentionedIn Pliny the Younger
surface form: Pliny the Younger’s letters
militaryBranch Roman navy
modernLocation Bacoli
surface form: Miseno (frazione of Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy)
namedAfter Cape Misenum
Misenus (mythological trumpeter of Aeneas)
near Baiae
Cumae
Puteoli
partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
surface form: Phlegraean Fields region
Piscina MirabilisFunction terminal cistern of the Aqua Augusta aqueduct
presentStatus archaeological site
tourist destination
region Tyrrhenian Sea coast
roleInEvent base from which Pliny the Elder launched rescue mission in AD 79
servedBy Aqua Augusta (Serino aqueduct)
significance important coastal town in Roman Campania
principal naval base of the western Roman fleet
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
usedBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic

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Tiberius deathPlace Misenum
Roman navy garrisonedAt Misenum
Baiae locatedNear Misenum
Via Domitiana passesNear Misenum
Misenus (mythological trumpeter of Aeneas) eponymOf Misenum
subject surface form: Misenus
this entity surface form: Misenum (town in Campania)