ancient city of Cumae
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The ancient city of Cumae was a prominent Greek colony in southern Italy, famed as a major cultural and religious center and as the home of the legendary Cumaean Sibyl.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ settlement in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Syracuse in Battle of Cumae ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumaean Sibyl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Cumae (474 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruined city ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological park ⓘ |
| defeated | Etruscan fleet at the Battle of Cumae ⓘ |
| event | siege by the Etruscans ⓘ |
| exported | Greek culture to inland Campania ⓘ |
| foundedAround | c. 750 BCE ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Greek colonists from Euboea
ⓘ
settlers from Chalcis ⓘ settlers from Eretria ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedAs | Greek polis ⓘ |
| hasOracle | oracle of the Cumaean Sibyl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | sanctuary of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
acropolis
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Latin alphabet
ⓘ
early Roman religion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cumaean Sibyl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Greek presence in Italy ⓘ major cultural center ⓘ major religious center ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Samnites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterCulture | Roman ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Phlegraean Fields region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Bacoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Naples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent polis in archaic period ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.