Cumae

American  

[kyoo-mee] / ˈkyu mi /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.

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Cumae British  

/ ˈkjuːmiː /

noun

1. the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 _bc near Naples

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Other Word Forms

• Cumaean
  adjective

Example Sentences

Puteoli and Cumae proved to be popular destinations among those who survived the eruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

If the eruption had taken place in late October, many more would have been saved by attending the weekly market at Cumae, which lay still farther from the danger zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

At Cumae, a huge shell was found in the Sibyl's grotto, which the discoverers told themselves was the amplifier through which the Sibyl had broadcast her prophecies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Baiae never became, however, an independent town, but formed part of the territory of Cumae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Now, Cumae became a colony between 43 and 27 B.C., and, on this supposition, the supper of Trimalchio would have to be placed between A.D.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George