Battle of Cumae | Battle Cumae

The Battle of Cumae was a naval battle in 474 BC between the combined navies of Syracuse and Cumae and the Etruscans.

Hiero I of Syracuse allied with Aristodemus, the tyrant of Cumae, to defend against Etruscan expansion into southern Italy. In 474 they met and defeated the Etruscan fleet at Cumae in the Bay of Naples. After their defeat, the Etruscans lost much of their political influence in Italy. They lost control of the sea and their territories were eventually taken over by the Romans, Samnites, and Gauls. The Syracusans dedicated a captured Etruscan helmet at the great panhellenic sanctuary at Olympia, a piece of armour found in the German excavations there. The Etruscans would later join the failed Athenian expedition against Syracuse in 415 BC, which contributed even further to their decline.

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History	Origin Founding of Rome Tyrrhenus Tyrrhenians Tarchon Capys Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Tanaquil Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Lars Porsena Servius Tullius Lars Tolumnius Caelius Vibenna Etruscan League Titus Vestricius Spurinna Vicus Tuscus Aruns (son of Tarquinius Superbus) Raeti Poppilia

Culture	Tages Vulca Persius Titus Larcius Art Architecture Terracotta warriors Coins Apollo of Veii Chimera of Arezzo Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum Tomb of the Roaring Lions Sarcophagus of the Spouses Jewelry Society Religion Mythology Mythological figures Etruscan Sibyl Haruspex Liver of Piacenza Etruscan names for Greek heroes Fanum Voltumnae Mezentius Lausus Extispicy

Warfare	1st Siege of Rome 2nd Siege of Rome Battle of Alalia Battle of Cumae Capture of Fidenae (435 BC) Battle of Veii Battle of Populonia Battle of Lake Vadimo Battle of the Cremera

Language	Tyrsenian languages Alphabet English words of Etruscan origin Spanish words of Etruscan origin Lemnian language Rhaetic language Pyrgi Tablets Cippus perusinus Liber Linteus Corpus Inscriptionum Etruscarum Tabula Capuana Tabula Cortonensis

Archeology	National Etruscan Museum Monteleone Chariot Tomb of Orcus Vicus Tuscus Negau helmet Bucchero Impasto (pottery) Tumulus of Montefortini Cuniculi Portonaccio

Key sites	Etruria Volsinii Clusium Aleria Caere Populonia Baratti Perusia Spina Norchia Veii Fidenae Falerii Ceri Adria Bologna Cumae Pyrgi Volterra Acquarossa Rusellae Civita di Bagnoregio Tarquinia Fescennia Orvieto Poggio Colla San Giovenale Tuscania Vetulonia

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