Cumae

For other places with the same name, see Cuma.

Cumae
Κύμη / Κύμαι / Κύμα (Ancient Greek) Cuma (Italian)
The terrace of the Temple of Apollo
Location within Italy Location within Campania
40°50′55″N 14°3′13″E
Type	Settlement
Periods	Archaic Greek to High Medieval
Associated with	Cumaean Sibyl, Gaius Blossius
Location	Cuma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Region	Magna Graecia
History
Built	8th century BCE
Built by	Colonists from Euboea
Abandoned	1207 AD
Event	Battle of Cumae
Site notes
Management	Direzione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici della Campania
Website	Sito Archeologico di Cuma (in Italian)

Cumae (/ˈkjuːmiː/ KEW-mee; Ancient Greek: Κύμη, romanized: Kúmē, or Κύμαι, Kúmai, or Κύμα, Kúma; Italian: Cuma) 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 (municipalities) of Pozzuoli and Bacoli, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania. The archaeological museum of the Phlegraean Fields in the Aragonese Castle contains many finds from Cumae.