Cumae
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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
The scene of the dialogue changes from Cumae to Tusculum and then to the Academy at Athens.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
The legend probably arose from the worship of Aphrodite on the coasts of Italy, and was disseminated by the Greeks of Cumae to please the Romans.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
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