10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUMAE»
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International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe
Location: Cumae is located about twenty-two miles west of Naples, overlooking
the ancient Phlegraean Fields and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is accessible by car
along the Ferrovia Cumana or by bus. Description: Cumae, perhaps the most
ancient ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1995
2
Book Three of the Sibylline Oracles and Its Social Setting
There is no pre-Augustan archaeological evidence of a Sibylline oracular centre
in Cumae. The connection between the Sibyl and Cumae is, therefore, likely to
be much more recent than is usually believed. It is clear that the 'cave of the Sibyl'
, ...
Rieuwerd Buitenwerf, 2003
3
Myth and the Creative Process: Michael Ayrton and the Myth ...
17; 1957). his first day at Cumae. In fact, on 3 April 1956 he first sketched a
peasant woman at Cumae, in a pen and sepia wash entitled Cumaean Sibyl (Cat
. No. 5).M Moreover, Cumaean Sibyl (IV) and Cumaean Sybil V (Cat. Nos. 8-9;
Figure ...
4
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World
Cumae (Greek: Kume) This ancient Greek city of Campania, on the west coast of
ITALY, is located just north of the Bay of Naples, 10 miles west of modern-day
Naples. Cumae was one of the earliest datable Greek colonies, established by ...
David Sacks, Oswyn Murray, Lisa R. Brody, 2009
5
Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War
He was still anxious to secure a port, and he evidently had hopes of winning over
Cumae through the good offices of his Capuan allies. The Capuans first tried to
persuade Cumae to secede from the Roman alliance, but, when this failed, ...
John Francis Lazenby, 1998
6
Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World
1 5 1).80 Cumae was a very ancient Greek foundarion, a colony of Chalcis in
Euboea but afrerwards an Oscan township, veseres Cumae 'old Cumae'.
Euhoica urhs 'the Euboean ciry'. It was now a shtunken place, quieca Cyme '
quier Cumae' ...
7
Collected Papers on Greek Colonization
While Naxus is the first Greek colony in the West with a definite foundation date (
and one well confirmed, in general terms, by archaeological discoveries),-'3 it is
very generally believed that Pithecusa, and possibly Cumae were founded ...
8
Between Rome and Carthage: Southern Italy during the Second ...
had founded Cumae, which in turn founded naples.186 as already discussed, the
Cumaeans who fled their city in the late fifth century settled in naples, and the
neapolitans and nolans attempted to restore their descendants to Cumae in the ...
9
New & Collected Poems, 1952-1992
After. Cumae. The sun again unearthed, colours come up fresh, The perennials;
and the laurels' Washable leaves, that seem never to perish, Obscure the mouthy
cave, the dumb grottoes. From the beginning, in the known world, slide Drawn ...
10
Murlo and the Etruscans: Art and Society in Ancient Etruria
identified by Gabrici, but did not discuss his criteria for distinguishing between the
Cumaean and Etruscan products.16 On the basis of style, T. J. Dunbabin and M.
Robertson attributed nineteen vases, only two of which were found at Cumae, ...
Richard Daniel De Puma, Jocelyn Penny Small, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUMAE»
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Cumae is used in the context of the following news items.
Six people who helped make ancient Naples great
The city that we now call Naples began life in the seventh century BC, when Euboean colonists from the town of Cumae founded a small ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
Discovering Roman ruins and underwater towns in the Gulf of Naples
Cumae, the cave of the famous Cumaean Sibyl: it's a long, winding tunnel, and at the end of it are a crowd of Neapolitans who have come to put ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
The sounds of Essaouira - and shrinking plane cabins
On our last afternoon on the Amalfi Coast we opted for the lesser-known site of ancient Cumae, first settled by the Greeks. This area of coastline ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
Church Fathers: The Shepherd of Hermas
Walking on the road from Rome to Cumae, he falls asleep and has a vision calling him to repentance. In the first several visions he is spoken to ... «Catholic Culture, Feb 15»
Two billion people drink water contaminated by feces
Come recognize St. Juliana of Cumae, Patroness Saint Against sickness, with this medal --. Even though aid money for the sector is at an ... «Catholic Online, Nov 14»
Christopher Alden's staging enlivens San Francisco Opera's new …
Emilio (tenor Alek Shrader), Prince of Cumae, who thinks (mistakenly) that he can win the heart of Partenope (soprano Danielle de Niese) by ... «Examiner.com, Oct 14»
A Conversation With Bass-Baritone Philippe Sly
The opera involves a trio of princes from Corinth, Rhodes, and Cumae - and a caller who arrives unexpectedly, a certain "Eurimene" who is ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
Positive PEOPLE in Pinecrest - Ros Fiol
He is vice president of the Japanese Culture Club and a member of the Environmental Club, the Cumae Laude Club and Mu Alpha Theta. «Miami's Community Newspapers, Sep 14»
Were the Cast of Laguna Beach Wizards? An Investigation
Here, we see the cast clustered around lemon water like so many sibyls of Cumae, searching for esoteric answers in their large sunglasses and ... «Jezebel, Jul 14»
An ancient pagan prophecy of Christ?
For the Romans, however, the most venerated Sibyl prophesied from a sacred temple-cave at Cumae, near the modern city of Naples. «Deseret News, Jan 14»
