Miseno, Cape (mēzĕˈnō) [key], S Italy, at the northwest end of
the Bay of Naples. Augustus founded (1st cent. B.C.) a naval
station ( Misenum ) there, which was destroyed by the Arabs (9th
cent. A.D.). Remaining are ruins of the imperial villa, baths, a
theater, and a reservoir. See more Encyclopedia articles on:
Italian Political Geography