Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole
Roman Imperial (12 BCE–5th c. CE Classis Misenensis largest fleet 10,000 men, 100 ships, Pliny the Elder died 79 CE here)·Roman Imperial Naval (Augustus to late antiquity)·🇮🇹 Campania, Miseno Cape, Misenum naval base, near Bacoli, Italy
About
About Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole
Misenum naval base surveyed, Pliny Elder 79. Recorded context — Period: Roman Imperial (12 BCE–5th c. CE Classis Misenensis largest fleet 10,000 men, 100 ships, Pliny the Elder died 79 CE here); Culture: Roman Imperial Naval (Augustus to late antiquity); Field status: submerged; Materials: pozzolana moles, villae maritimae retreats; Condition: submerged — war fleet ghost.
Why it mattersKey Roman Imperial Naval (Augustus to late antiquity) port with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 12 BCE base; mole Agrippa 12 BCE breakwater 600 m
- Period
- Roman Imperial (12 BCE–5th c. CE Classis Misenensis largest fleet 10,000 men, 100 ships, Pliny the Elder died 79 CE here)
- Culture
- Roman Imperial Naval (Augustus to late antiquity)
- Purpose
- Rome's western fleet headquarters — dual harbour (outer 200 ha and inner Maremorto 70 ha) with Pliny villa site at Misenum and Sacellum Augustalium 149 sodales statues
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1956
- Excavation
- Submerged
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole
12 BCE base; mole Agrippa 12 BCE breakwater 600 m
Initial construction / first occupation at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole
On the ground
Structures & features
40.7850° N · 14.0920° E · -2 m · 4 mapped features
- Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — subsidiary complex40.7837° N · 14.0919° E
- Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — hydraulic feature40.7838° N · 14.0933° E
- Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — outlier feature40.7832° N · 14.0933° E
- Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — Structure Annex 4structurestructure at Misene — Misenum Roman WarFleet Base Mole — primary structure40.7850° N · 14.0930° E