Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli rises on a cape to the center of the homonymous gulf. Founded probably in the 534 to C. from a group of esuli dall´isola of Samo, it they called Dicearchia, the city of the good government. Successively the Roman in 194 you established Cologne of Puteolis, important port for the shipment of the grain towards Rome. The port divenne more and more important expanding themselves always more and enriching all the zones limitrofe like Bay, Cross staffs and the port of Poor Head who received the imperial fleet.
During the Middle Ages and in the successive centuries it was neglected because of the incursions and of the bradyseism, but in the last few decades are resumption.

Rione Earth

The part more ancient than Pozzuoli that conserve the rests of the roman city. The first testimonies find in the witnesses of Strabone, celebre the lived Greek geographer in augustan age, which defines it “port of call of Cuma, so that it has been supposed that this more ancient city rose on the cape from the costoni scoscesi on the sea: famous like Rione Earth.

Porto

The structure of the port partially traces that Roman. On via c´erano Columbus and Rome the accomplice of the merchants roman, and theirs stationes, centers of the corporations.

The temple of Serapide

The temple of Serapide (also said Macellum) is situated in presses of the Cumana station, and covers a great importance in reconstructing the level of elevation and lowering of the sea level, through the signs left from the molluschi litofagi on the columns.
The temple of Serapide sure has been an important thermal center of ancient (like testifies some reperti historical) but the temper of a statue of the God Serapis Egyptian in 1750 has strengthened l´ipotesi who be a matter himself of a Temple.
Perhaps the structure develops within rectangular un´area going back to the flavia era the signs of successive participations of restoration testify the fruizione of the center in roman age.
Of detail artistic value they are the employed marbles and mosaics. L´abside is to semidome; the statue of Serapis (divinity protecting of the commerce) is placed under it.
The tabernae they are developed around to a wide one porticato, to whose center rises a tholos, closed from a esedra preceded from four colossal columns, of which three are observed anchor standing. The immense traces of the marmoreo pavement, and the covering of the hygienic services is the testimony of the architectonic wealth of the monument.

The thermal baths of Nettuno

The thermal baths of Nettuno represent the main thermal center of the ancient Puteoli, dating back to the II century. A.D. (Adriano). It has undergone various restorations in subsequent periods as evidenced by the alterations of the plant and by the historical findings (documents from the Roman period, in which it was described the activity linked to the Baths up to IV century).
Due to the bradysismic phenomena, today, the remains of the plant are almost completely buried.
All inside; c & # 180; & Egrave; the frigidarium with the remains of the rooms originally arranged on the two sides of the apsis.

The amphitheater Flavio

The amphitheater could accommodate up to 20,000 spectators, attracted by the most; various shows and from the most bold scenographies, as attested by the findings of the acute; wide pit in the center of the acute; arena, construction site for the realization of the scenographies.
The characteristics of the structure show the expertise of civilization Roman in the field of construction. The Flavian amphitheater was designed with 16 entrances (4 main) on three floors (precisions). The communications between the various sections were also guaranteed, in addition to the ramps, by internal corridors. Precious decorations and sculptures were present.
The arena was divided into four sectors, all connected and communicating. Well preserved the underground, where & egrave; it has been possible to study the complex system of lifting cages with beasts.
In 305, under the persecution of Diocletian, seven Christian martyrs were exposed in the arena: the Beneventani Gennaro, Festo and Desiderio, the misenate Sosso, and the Puteolans Proculus, Eutiche and Acuzio, then beheaded near the solfatara.