| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Miseno, Cape |
(m z ´n ) (KEY) , S Italy, at the northwest end of the Bay of Naples. Augustus founded (1st cent. B.C.) a naval station (Misenum) there, which was destroyed by the Arabs (9th cent. A.D.). Remaining are ruins of the imperial villa, baths, a theater, and a reservoir. |
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