- as
Misenum, it is the site of a
great Roman port.
Nearby Cape
Miseno marks the
northwestern end of the Bay of Naples.
According to mythology,
Misenum was...
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staying at
Misenum 29
kilometres (18 mi) from the
volcano across the Bay of Naples. The
first day of the
eruption had
little effect on
Misenum. Pompeii...
- The Pact of
Misenum was a
treaty to end the
naval blockade of the
Italian Peninsula during the
Sicilian revolt. The pact was
signed in 39 BC
between ****tus...
- The
classis Misenensis ("Fleet of
Misenum"),
later awarded the
honorifics praetoria and Pia Vindex, was the
senior fleet of the
imperial Roman navy. The...
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Corinne at Cape
Misenum is an oil-on-canvas
painting by the
French artist François Gérard,
created in 1819–1821. It
depicts the
title character from Corinne...
-
classis Misenensis. The port was
located near
Baiae and
protected by the
Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples.
Portus Julius...
- Neptune". A
temporary peace agreement was
reached in 39 BC with the Pact of
Misenum; the
blockade on
Italy was
lifted once
Octavian granted Pompeius Sardinia...
- Cape
Miseno (Italian: Capo Miseno, Latin:
Misenum,
Ancient Gr****: Μισήνον) is the
headland that
marks the
northwestern limit of the Gulf of
Naples as...
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Lights were seen on the peak,
interpreted as fires.
People as far away as
Misenum fled for
their lives. The
flows were rapid-moving,
dense and very hot,...
- some of the time, however,
Pliny the
Elder resided in the same
house in
Misenum with his
sister and
nephew (whose
husband and father, respectively, had...
