as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port. Nearby Cape Miseno marks the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples. According to mythology, Misenum was...

staying at Misenum 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the volcano across the Bay of Naples. The first day of the eruption had little effect on Misenum. Pompeii...

The Classis Misenensis ("Fleet of Misenum"), later awarded the honorifics praetoria and Pia Vindex, was the senior fleet of the imperial Roman navy. The...

The Pact of Misenum was a treaty to end the naval blockade of the Italian Peninsula during the Sicilian revolt. The pact was signed in 39 BC between Sextus...

Corinne at Cape Misenum is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist François Gérard, created in 1819–1821. It depicts the title character from Corinne...

classis Misenensis. The port was located near Baiae and protected by the Misenum peninsula at the north-western end of the Gulf of Naples. Portus Julius...

some of the time, however, Pliny the Elder resided in the same house in Misenum with his sister and nephew (whose husband and father, respectively, had...

was the enormous Piscina Mirabilis cistern at the naval base and port of Misenum. Since the aqueduct traversed such a distance, many difficulties were encountered...

Neptune". A temporary peace agreement was reached in 39 BC with the Pact of Misenum; the blockade on Italy was lifted once Octavian granted Pompeius Sardinia...

Lurius. In 39 BC, Sextus and the triumvirs signed for peace in the Pact of Misenum. The reason for the peace treaty was to secure the West before the anticipated...