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Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Southern Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Rome and 80 km (50 mi) from Naples. The town has played a conspicuous part in military history; its fortifications date back to … See more
Ancient times
Gaeta is the ancient Caieta, situated on the slopes of the Torre di Orlando, a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Inhabited by the Oscan-speaking Italic tribe of … See moreGaeta has erected a monument to Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), who, according to many sources, was born there - though other sources give Genoa or Chioggia. Other people associated to the town include the painters Giovanni da Gaeta See more
The main attractions of the city include:
• The massive Aragonese-Angevine Castle. Its origins are uncertain: most likely it was built in the 6th century, in the course of the See moreIn 1967, a NATO base was established in Gaeta with support facilities on Monte Orlando. This was done following the transfer of the responsibilities of Lead Nation for NATO Naval Forces in the Mediterranean from the United Kingdom to the United States. The See more
Gaeta is twinned with:
• Cambridge, USA, since 1982
• Frontignan, France
• Mobile, United States
• Somerville, United States See more• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gaeta". Encyclopædia Britannica See more
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WebAeneas Erects a Tomb to his Nurse, Caieta, and Flees the Country of Circe (Aeneid, Book VII) In Roman mythology, Caieta ( Ancient Greek: Καιήτη, Cāiēta) was the wet-nurse of …
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WebGaeta) was an ancient Roman harbour of Latium adiectum, Italy, in the territory of Formiae. The name (originally Αἰήτη) was derived from Caieta, the nurse of Aeneas. [1] [2] The …
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WebGaeta, Italy. Gaeta, Latin Caieta, town, seaport, and archiepiscopal see, Latina province, Lazio region, south-central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta, …
Caieta: a Pleiades place resource
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432734WebCaieta was a town of ancient Latium located on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast between Tarracina and Formiae. Show place in AWMC's Antiquity À-la-carte , Google Earth , or …
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WebGaeta, Lazio, Italy. Altitude: 2 m a.s.l. Population: about 21000 inhabitants in 2010. Zip/postal code: 04024. Dialing Area Code: +39 0771. Patron Saint: Saints Erasmo e …
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WebThe Duchy of Gaeta was an early medieval state centered on the coastal South Italian city of Gaeta. It began in the early ninth century as the local community began to grow …
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