Pozzuoli

Roman Puteoli, Italy's main port for eastern grain and luxury goods before Portus took over. Its Flavian amphitheatre — the third-largest in the empire — was newly built at our snapshot.

A living port city of around 77,000 near Naples; Roman ruins including the Serapeo market and amphitheatre sit within the modern town, beside the active Solfatara volcano.

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