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Surroundings:

EntranceArco FelicePortus IuliusPortus IuliusRoman Road Cumae-CapuaPortus JuliusCumae amphitheatreThe Capitolium, temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and MinervaThe Thermae of the Forum, CumaeThe So-Called Temple of DianaVilla Grotte dell'AcquaCave of the SybilTemple of Apollo at CumaeColombarium of the Gens GraniaThe Baths of MercuryInside of the Baths of MercuryThe so-called Temple of Venus, built during the reign of HadrianThe so-called Temple of Venus, built during the reign of HadrianTempio di IsideTemple of Jupiter, CumaeRoman BuildingSunken structuresRoman BuildingRoman TombColumbariumMausoleum di San VitoRoman BuildingRoman TombColumbariumRoman tomb

Location:

  • Italy, Pozzuoli
  • geo:40.839336,14.082209
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=16310

Annotations

The lake Avernus is a volcanic crater lake located within the Phlegraean Fields. It served a major ritual role for ancient Romans and Greeks a they viewed it as an entrance to Hades.

Meer Avernus is een vulkanische krater . Het speelde een belangrijke rituale rol omdat het gezien werd als een toegang tot de onderwereld Hades.


Nearby

Cocceius Tunnel

Alco knowc Grotta di Cocceio

Roman Rd (1 km)

Roman road in the Grotta di Cocceio tunnel

Aqua Augusta (Aqueduct of Serino) (1 km)

Water catchment for aqueduct and tunnel near Scalandrone


This object was added by René Voorburg on 2013-07-13. Last update by René Voorburg on 2013-07-13. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/16310 . Download as RDF/XML, GeoJSON, KML.
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