Baiae

Baiae, or Baja, a small coast town in Campania, Italy, between Cumae and Puteoli. The warm baths, salubrious climate, and pleasant neighbourhood made it a favourite resort of wealthy Romans; it is frequently referred to by Horace. The place was supposed to have been founded by one of the followers of Ulysses. It has long since succumbed to encroachments of the sea, but ruins of the handsome villas built there in its palmy days still exist.