Baiae

E88299

ancient Roman town archaeological site

Baiae was an ancient Roman resort town on the Bay of Naples famed for its luxurious villas, thermal baths, and popularity among the Roman elite.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman town ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
declineCause	bradyseism ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	1st century AD ⓘ 1st century BC ⓘ
hasFeature	Roman baths ⓘ cisterns ⓘ domes ⓘ frescoes ⓘ mosaics ⓘ nymphaea ⓘ piers and port structures ⓘ temple remains ⓘ thermal pools ⓘ villa complexes ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	protected marine area ⓘ underwater archaeological park ⓘ
hasSettlementType	resort town ⓘ
knownFor	Roman engineering ⓘ Roman spa culture ⓘ luxurious villas ⓘ opulent lifestyle ⓘ popularity among Roman elite ⓘ submerged ruins ⓘ sulphurous hot springs ⓘ thermal baths ⓘ
languageUsed	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Gulf of Naples ⓘ surface form: Bay of Naples Campania ⓘ Phlegraean Fields volcanic system ⓘ surface form: Phlegraean Fields Italia (Roman province) ⓘ surface form: Roman Italy
locatedNear	Cumae ⓘ Misenum ⓘ Naples ⓘ Puteoli ⓘ surface form: Pozzuoli
locatedOn	Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
mentionedInWorkBy	Pliny the Elder ⓘ Seneca the Younger ⓘ Suetonius ⓘ
modernNameVariant	Baia ⓘ
modernSiteWithin	Bacoli NERFINISHED ⓘ
partiallySubmerged	true ⓘ
partOf	Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ Phlegraean Fields volcanic system ⓘ surface form: Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park Roman Empire ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
visitedBy	Augustus ⓘ Cicero ⓘ Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ surface form: Pompey

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hadrian → deathPlace → Baiae ⓘ

Misenum → near → Baiae ⓘ