Agnano

Agnano is a suburb of Napoli, Italy, situated northwest of the city in the Campi Flegrei region. It was popular among both Greeks and Romans, and was famed for its hot sulphurous springs.

The ruins of ancient thermal baths from the Greek period are visible and date mainly from the Roman period of the 1st-2nd century AD. Magnificent mosaics and sculptures were discovered here.[1][2][3] They are located on the slopes of Mt. Spina and include an apodyterium, frigidarium, and several warm rooms (tepidaria, calidaria and laconica). The baths were probably part of a station beside the road from Neapolis and Puteoli and were fed by the Aqua Augusta (Serino aqueduct), which passed along the rim of the crater just above, as well as the local hot springs.

The Grotto of the Dog is nearby, an ancient cave, originally part of the baths, which fills with volcanic carbon dioxide which has killed animals that entered it.

Lake Agnano formed in the Middle Ages in a volcanic crater, and this was drained in 1870 to increase arable land and reduce the habitat of the Anopheles mosquito, which carries the malaria parasite. The crater is now home to the Agnano hippodrome and the town.

After World War II, Agnano was home to the U.S. Naval Support Activity consisting of the U.S. Naval Hospital, administrative offices and barracks.

References

  1. ↑ The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Stefano de Caro, ISBN 88-550-0008-5 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN. p 104
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Agnano, Lago Di". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ http://www.naplesldm.com/agnano.php

Coordinates: 40°50′41″N 14°08′59″E / 40.84472°N 14.14972°E / 40.84472; 14.14972


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