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Cuma (Greek: Κύμη, also known as Cyme, Cumae, Kyme) is the name of an ancient Greek city on the island of Euboea, and of the modern town on the same location. Ancient Cuma was among the earliest sources of Greek colonizations, establishing the homonymous colony of Cumae in Italy. It is possibly also related to another city of the same name, Cyme in Aeolis. Cuma was also among the first centres of development of Greek alphabetic writing, giving rise to the Cumae alphabet.Its port is the only port in Euboea to look in the Aegean Sea. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Cuma. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: ΕÏβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Cumae (Cuma, in Italian) is an ancient Greek settlement lying to the northwest of Naples in the Italian region of Campania. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The Cumae alphabet was a special Greek alphabet, considered to be a variation of the alphabet used in Chalkis. ...
Entrance of the Sibyl grotto of Cumae [Source] Steering to Cumae, where the Sibyl dwells, Aeneas seeks her cave, whose entrance is barred by bronzen gates, on which is represented the story of Daedalus,--the first bird man,--who, escaping from the Labyrinth at Crete, gratefully laid his wings on this altar.
In the 7th century, according to the legends, Parthenope, whither the demos of Cumae had taken refuge after an unsuccessful rising against the aristocracy, was attacked by the latter and destroyed, but soon rebuilt under the name of Neapolis (New City, the present Naples).
In 524 B.C. it was the object of a joint attack by the Etruscans of Capua, the Daunians of the district of Nola, and the Aurunci of the Mons Massicus.
On the E. side of Cumae are considerable remains of the Roman period, among them those of the temple of Demeter, as restored by the family of the Lucceii.
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