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Misenum, ancient port of Campania, Italy, located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Baiae at the west end of the Gulf of Puteoli (Pozzuoli). Virgil in the Aeneid says the town was named after Aeneas’s trumpeter, Misenus, who was buried there. Until the end of the Roman Republic it was a favourite villa.
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Misenum was an important military, naval harbour. It was constructed at the far west end of the Bay of Naples. Misenum took over the military role of Portus Iulius to the east, where the harbour was affected by silting. The new harbour was equipped with moles.
Misenum, known today as Miseno, part of the commune of Bacoli and Naples in Italy, was a Roman town that developed next to the Roman Naval Base created by Augustus (27 BCE- 14 CE). The Naval Base, known as Portus Julius , was established in 27 BCE by Agrippa as the harbour of the Classis Misenensis (the Fleet of Misenum).
Oct 21, 2013 · Misenum was the largest base of the Roman navy, since its port ( Portus Julius) was the base of the Classis Misenensis, the most important Roman fleet. It was first established as a naval base in 27 BC by Marcus Agrippa, the right-hand man of the emperor Augustus.
Mar 4, 2010 · Misenum was the largest base, Portus Julius, of the Roman navy, since it was the base of the Classis Misenensis, the most important Roman fleet. It was first established as a naval base in 27 BC by Marcus Agrippa, the right-hand man of the emperor Augustus.
Location of Miseno in Italy. Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.
Feb 8, 2024 · The lavish first-century C.E. villa was located in the Roman military port city of Misenum. Italian Ministry of Culture. Archaeologists are investigating a 2,000-year-old villa unearthed during...
