Cumae

[ kyoo-mee ]

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.

Cumae

/ ˈkjuːmiː /

noun

1. the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 bc near Naples

Derived Forms

• Cuˈmaean, adjective

Other Words From

• Cu·maean adjective

Example Sentences

Aeneas had been told by the prophet Helenus as soon as he reached the Italian land to seek the cave of the Sibyl of Cumae, a woman of deep wisdom, who could foretell the future and would advise him what to do.

From Literature

Researchers from the Jean Berard Centre in Naples and the Collège de France in Paris were exploring a Roman-era necropolis at the Cumae site when they discovered the naked figure painted on the wall of a tomb.

From Fox News

It is located in the city of Cumae, which was a major ancient Greek colony on the Italian mainland.

From Fox News

Cumae, which is 15 miles west of Naples, later became a Roman city.

From Fox News

They also plan to look for a rumoured aqueduct beneath the nearby ancient city of Cumae.

From Scientific American