Baiae

[ bey-yee ]

/ ˈbeɪ yi /

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noun

an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.

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Words nearby Baiae

baht, bahu, bahut, bahuvrihi, bai, Baiae, Baia-Mare, baigan choka, baigneuse, Baikal, Baikonur

How to use Baiae in a sentence

Here, on the hills of Baiae, the stars winked like kindly eyes and the twilight soothed the spirit!
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
His wish to bid farewell, as it were, to the sun and air of Baiae was not affected; like all Romans he raved about the sea.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
And listen, Claudia, in spite of all its beauty, I can do without going to Baiae for the future.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Mr. Munro supposes that the letter was written from Baiae, and that the hic is so to be explained.
The Roman Poets of the Republic|William Young Sellar

In our judgment Baiae, for its powers of bestowing pleasure and health, surpasses them all.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)