Miseno, a promontory forming the western side of the Bay of Pozzuoli (Cumæ), 10 miles SW. of Naples. On it are ruins of the ancient city of Misenum, which Augustus made one of the principal stations of the Roman fleet.
Miseno
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 229
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