Campi Phlegraei

natural · 550 BC – 2100 AD

The Campi Phlegraei (Phlegraean Fields) is a large caldera (13 km wide) in the Bay of Naples region of Italy. In total, the the area comprises 24 craters, although a good portion of the caldera now lies under water. The area was important in Greek and Roman times; the Greeks established their first mainland colony at Cumae within the Campi Phlegraei.

Coordinates

40.82723, 14.13961

Also known as

Campi Flegrei (it), Campi Flegrei (it), Phlegraean Fields (en), Phlegraei Campi (la), Phlegraei Campi, Campi Phlegraei (la), Phlegraîon pedíon (grc), Φλεγραῖον πεδίον (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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