Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''

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'' of the

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, in the Italian region of

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. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula.

History

Pozzuoli began as the Greek

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of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικαιαρχία) founded in about 531 BC with the consent of nearby

Cumae Cumae ( grc, Κύμη, (Kumē) or or ; it, Cuma) was the first ancient Greek colony on the mainland of Italy, founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BC and soon becoming one of the strongest colonies. It later became a rich Ro ...

when refugees from

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escaped from the tyranny of

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. The

Samnites The Samnites () were an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium, which is located in modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and Campania in south-central Italy. An Oscan-speaking people, who may have originated as an offshoot of the Sabines, they f ...

occupied Dicaearchia in 421 BC after having conquered Cumae and may have changed its name to Fistelia. It enjoyed considerable political and commercial autonomy favoured by the excellent position of its port with the Campanian hinterland. The Roman occupation of Campania after the end of the 1st

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from 341 BC marked the start of the Romanisation of the Greek-Samnite city. During the

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(218-201 BC), Rome experienced the strategic importance of the port of Puteoli and reinforced the defences and introduced a garrison to protect the town from Hannibal, who failed to capture it in 215. They made it a

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from 195 BC. The Roman conquest of the east and the need for a port to trade made it the Mediterranean port of Rome, even if it was 150 miles away. It took the name ''Puteoli'' whose roots are in the Latin (well or cistern). An alternative etymology of Puteoli derives from the Latin (to stink), referring to the

sulfur Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formul ...

ic fumes in the area, most notably from

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. Puteoli became the great emporium for the

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

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ships and other ships from all over the Roman world. It also was the main hub for goods exported from

, including blown glass,

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, wrought

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, and

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wrote in about 125 BC that it was second only to

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in importance, then the greatest harbour of the ancient world. Many inscriptions show that a polyglot population established companies (''stationes'') for trade and transport and formed professional guilds for arts, crafts and religious associations for foreign cults; they included Greeks from the islands and the coast of Asia, Jews and later Christians. Under the Roman Empire, it was the greatest emporium of foreign trade in all of Italy. Trade with Tyre was so important that the Tyrians established a factory there in 174 (C.I. no. 5853). The Roman naval base at nearby

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housed the largest naval fleet in the ancient world. It was also the site of the

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Sulla Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had t ...

's country villa and the place where he died in 78 BC.

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...

had a house in Puteoli and a villa nearby on the shore of the Lucrine Lake. Pliny mentions Puteoli as the site of a famed cochlearium created by Fulvius Hirpinus, known for raising exquisite snails. The local volcanic sand,

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(Latin: ''pulvis puteolanus'', "dust of Puteoli") formed the basis for the first effective

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, as it reacted chemically with water. Instead of just evaporating slowly off, the water would turn this

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/ lime mix into a mortar strong enough to bind lumps of

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into a load-bearing unit. This made possible to construct the

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of the

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, which is still the world's largest un

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. The

apostle Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

landed here on his way to

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, from which it was distant. Here he stayed for seven days (''Acts'' 28:13, 14) and then began with his companions his journey by the

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to Rome. Puteoli is considered the best candidate for the unnamed city where the 1st-century Roman novel ''

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'' takes place. In 37 AD Puteoli was the location for a political stunt by Emperor Gaius Caligula, who, on becoming Emperor, ordered a temporary floating bridge to be built using trading vessels, stretching for over two miles () from the town to the famous neighboring resort of

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, across which he proceeded to ride his horse, in defiance of an

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's prediction that he had "no more chance of becoming Emperor than of riding a horse across the Gulf of Baiae".C. Suetonius Tranquillius. "Caius Caesar Caligula.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars.
/ref> With the development of the port of Ostia begun by

Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor ...

in 42 AD, completed by

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in 54 and enlarged by

Trajan Trajan ( ; la, Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 539/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared ''optimus princeps'' ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presi ...

between 100 and 106, the fortunes of Puteoli began to decline although

Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius ( Latin: ''Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius''; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatori ...

repaired the pier's storm damage in 139. Nero's abortive attempt to build the ''Fossa Neronis'' canal from Puteoli to Rome may have prolonged its life. As a reward for their support in the fight against

Vitellius Aulus Vitellius (; ; 24 September 1520 December 69) was Roman emperor for eight months, from 19 April to 20 December AD 69. Vitellius was proclaimed emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of ci ...

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(r. 69-79 AD) installed more veterans there, assigned the city a part of the Capuan territory and gave it the title ''Colonia Flavia'' which it retained.

Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania ...

died at Baiae in 138 and was interred at

's villa at Puteoli, though he was later transferred to Rome. Two aqueducts eventually served Puteoli; the ''Campanian aqueduct'' dating from the 1st c. BC at latest, and also the Aqua Augusta. Several cisterns still exist, including the very large Piscina di Cardito. Saint Proculus (San Procolo) was martyred here with his companions in the fourth century and is the city's

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. The seven eagle heads on the

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for the town of Pozzuoli are said to represent seven of these martyrs. November 16 was the official feast day for Saint Proculus. St. Proculus was affectionately nicknamed ''u pisciasotto'' ("the pants-pisser") because November 16 was often a day of

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. The townspeople also celebrated his feast day on the second Sunday in May. The city was taken and plundered by

Alaric I Alaric I (; got, 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, , "ruler of all"; c. 370 – 410 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades ...

in 410, by Genseric in 455, and by

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in 545, from which it took centuries to recover.

Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history. He is best known as the author of ''Principles of Geolo ...

visited Pozzuoli in 1828 and studied the Macellum columns. Since 1946 the town has been the home of the

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, the Italian Air Force Academy, which was first situated on the island of

Nisida Nisida is a volcanic islet of the Flegrean Islands archipelago, in southern Italy. It lies at a very short distance from Cape Posillipo, just north of Naples; it is now connected to the mainland by a stone bridge. The islet is almost circular, ...

, then from 1962 on a purpose-built hilltop campus overlooking the bay. From August 1982 to December 1984, the city experienced hundreds of tremors and

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, which peaked on 4 October 1983, damaging 8,000 buildings in the city centre and displacing 36,000 people, many permanently. The events raised the sea bottom by almost 2 m, and rendered the Bay of Pozzuoli too shallow for large craft.

Main sights

The town's attractions include: * Flavian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium), the third largest Italian amphitheatre after the

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and the Capuan Amphitheatre. *The

Macellum of Pozzuoli The Macellum of Pozzuoli ( it, Macellum di Pozzuoli) was the macellum or market building of the Roman colony of Puteoli, now the city of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. When first excavated in the 18th century, the discovery of a statue of Serapis ...

, also known as the ''Temple of Serapis'' or

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, is considered the city's symbol. The "temple" was a marketplace. Its name derives from the misinterpretation of its function after a statue of the god

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was found in 1750. The Macellum includes three majestic columns in

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, which show erosion from marine ''

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'' molluscs when, at an earlier time, the ground level was much lower due to Bradyseism, and sea-water could flow in. *Temple of Augustus (part of the cathedral) *Smaller Amphitheatre, very close to the Flavian one, its remains were absorbed by other buildings, but some arches can be seen by Via Solfatara and Via Vign *Roman Baths, the so-called Temple of Neptune, are the remains of a big thermal complex now in Corso Terracciano, which also included the nearby "Dianae Nymphaeum". *The Villa Avellino park has several Roman ruins and cisterns. There is also a still working Roman "face" water fountain. * Rione Terra, the first settlement of Puteoli, originally Dicearkia in Greek. *Necropolis of Via Celle, a rich complex of tombs and mausoleums, very near to an old Roman road still used today (Via Cupa Cigliano). *Necropolis of the Via Puteolis Capuam, just under the bridge that leads outside the city near Via Solfatara. *Stadium of Antoninus Pius, a very similar stadium to the Domitian one in Rome, partially excavated (Via Campi Flegrei). *The Piscina di Cardito cistern, second in size only to the Piscina Mirabilis, and used as a settlement tank for the water supply from the Aqua Augusta aqueduct. *Sanctuary of ''San Gennaro'' ( St. Januarius). Along with the

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, it is one of the two places where the alleged miracle of the liquefaction of the saint's blood occurs. *

(volcanic crater with active

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)

Transportation

It is easily reached by train from

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line 2, and by the trains of " Cumana" lines leaving from the station of Montesanto, in the city center.

Neighbouring communes

Bacoli Bacoli (; la, Bauli) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about west of Naples. Geography Bacoli borders the municipalities of Monte di Procida and Pozzuoli. Its territor ...

* Giugliano in Campania * Monte di Procida *

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Notable people

* Januarius, Patron Saint of Naples, executed at

c. 305. *

Josephus Flavius Josephus (; grc-gre, Ἰώσηπος, ; 37 – 100) was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and military leader, best known for '' The Jewish War'', who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly ...

landed there on his way to Rome (''The Life of Flavius Josephus''; 3.16). *

William Jopling William Jopling (2 March 1911 – 21 August 1997) was an Italian-born British leprologist who together with D. S. Ridley proposed the Ridley-Jopling classification of leprosy (1962), and wrote the widely read textbook of "Handbook of Lepros ...

, British leprologist, was born there. *

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

, film actress, grew up there. *

Gilbert, Count of Montpensier Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier (1443 – 15 October 1496, Pozzuoli), Count of Montpensier, was a member of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Louis I, Count of Montpensier and Gabrielle La Tour, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin d'Auvergne. He ...

, Viceroy of Naples, died there on 15 October 1496. * Saint Paul, the Apostle landed there on his way to Rome (Acts 28:13). *

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Draghi (; 4 January 1710 – 16 or 17 March 1736), often referred to as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (), was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist. His best-known works include his Stabat Mater and the opera '' ...

, Baroque composer, died there. *

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had ...

, Dictator of Rome, died at his villa there. *

Ludovica Nasti Ludovica or Ludovika or Ludowika is a feminine given name, a counterpart of the masculine names Ludovic or Ludovico and the related Louis or Ludwig. As of 2021, it was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Italy. https://www.ist ...

, “L’amica geniale”/“My Brilliant Friend” actress, was originally from there.

References

Bibliography

* Amalfitano, Paolo, et al. (1990) ''I Campi Flegrei'', Venezia * Annecchino, Raimondo (1960) ''Storia di Pozzuoli e della zona flegrea''. Pozzuoli: Arti Grafiche D. Conte * Gianfrotta, Piero Alfredo & Maniscalco, Fabio (eds.) (1998) ''Forma Maris: Forum Internazionale di Archeologia Subacquea''. Puteoli * * ''Puteoli: studi di storia Romana''; no. 2; 4/5 ** Sommella, Paolo (1978) ''Forma e urbanistica di Pozzuoli romana''. Pozzuoli: Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno, Cura e Turismo di Pozzuoli ** ''Atti del convegno Studi e ricerche su Puteoli romana: Napoli, Centre J. Bérard, 2-3 aprile 1979''. Napoli, 1984

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