Cumae

[ kyoo-mee ]

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.

Cumae

/ ˈkjuːmiː /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• Cuˈmaean, adjective

Other Words From

• Cu·maean adjective

Example Sentences

There was a volcanic lake near Cumae called Avernus, whose waters gave out sulphureous vapours.

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To the north the horizon was bounded by the bay of Caieta the Lucrine lake and the wooded slopes of Cumae.

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So speaks he weeping, and gives his fleet the rein, and at last glides in to Euboïc Cumae's coast.

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Of this second edition in four Books we possess only Book i. (incomplete), and fragments of the others; the scene is at Cumae.

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Some advised him to lead his troops immediately thence to Cumae, and assault the town.

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