Acherusia Palus
natural · 550 BC – 2099 AD
Acherusia Palus, now known as Lago del Fusaro or Lake Fusaro, is a lake located in the Italian community of Bacoli. The acropolis of Cumae is about 1.5 km from the lakeshore. The lake itself is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of land. The lake has also been noted since antiquity for the presence of freshwater springs and the quality of its oysters and mussels.
- Coordinates
- 40.82254, 14.05457
- Also known as
- Acherousia limne (grc), Lac(vs) Acervsivs (la), Lacus Acerusius (la), Lago del Fusaro (it), Lago del Fusaro (it), Lake Fusaro (en), Lake Fusaro (en), Ἀχερουσία λίμνη (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)