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fell in. The lands of jKTuceria joined the
sea, according to Pliny; which explains
the circumstance of Cornelius landing at
Pompeii to lay them waste. But a strong
proof that Pompeii had no secure station
for ships may be cited in the conduct of
Hannibal, whose existence in Campania
depended upon his procuring possession
of one of its ports. Foiled at Naples, he
took Nuceria, a city in some respects con-
nected with Pompeii1; but he evidently
never looked upon the latter as possessing
the advantage he sought.
The Sarnus is now within a third of a
mile of Pompeii. It rises from a fountain
at the pretty village called by its name,
at the foot of the hills between Nola and
Nocera, and runs in a clear as well as
rapid stream through the neighbouring
> They had a common amphitheatre, and perhaps, lands
n common.
fell in. The lands of jKTuceria joined the
sea, according to Pliny; which explains
the circumstance of Cornelius landing at
Pompeii to lay them waste. But a strong
proof that Pompeii had no secure station
for ships may be cited in the conduct of
Hannibal, whose existence in Campania
depended upon his procuring possession
of one of its ports. Foiled at Naples, he
took Nuceria, a city in some respects con-
nected with Pompeii1; but he evidently
never looked upon the latter as possessing
the advantage he sought.
The Sarnus is now within a third of a
mile of Pompeii. It rises from a fountain
at the pretty village called by its name,
at the foot of the hills between Nola and
Nocera, and runs in a clear as well as
rapid stream through the neighbouring
> They had a common amphitheatre, and perhaps, lands
n common.