![]() ![]() The settlement was also mentioned in 178 BC under the name Aquae Cumanae (" Cumaean Waters"). It now forms the western part of the Gulf of Pozzuoli. The adjacent " Baian Gulf" ( Latin: Sinus Baianus) was named after the town. Name īaiae was said to have been named after Baius ( Greek: Βαῖος, Baîos), the helmsman of Odysseus's ship in Homer's Odyssey, who was supposedly buried nearby. The one in Warsaw in particular seems to give a complete picture of that gradually becoming clear today as a result of research in the submerged archaeological area. The views and architecture of Baiae were so memorable that they inspired scenes to be depicted on ancient glass flasks made for visitors (probably in Puteoli in the late 3rd to early 4th century AD) many of which have been found scattered throughout the empire, and today kept in many museums notably in Populonia, Empúries and Warsaw. Many impressive buildings from the upper town can be seen in the Parco Archeologico delle Terme di Baia. Recent underwater archaeology has revealed many of the fine buildings now protected in the submerged archaeological park. The lower part of the town later became submerged in the sea due to local volcanic, bradyseismic activity which raised or lowered the land. It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal. Ancient authors attest that many emperors built in Baia, almost in competition with their predecessors and they and their courts often stayed there. It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baia (Bacoli).īaiae ( Italian: Baia Neapolitan: Baia) was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. ![]()
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