Baia
Submerged settlement · Italy
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.817, 14.070
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: древний город в Кампании
History
Baiae is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a 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. 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 notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal.