Facts in brief:
Situated on the Bay of Pozzuoli; founded by Greeks in 6th cen. BC; became a Roman colony in 194 BC; an important commercial center under
the Roman Empire; declined after Germanic invasions in the 5th cen. AD; damaged in volcanic eruptions of Middle Ages.
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