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Lake Avernus

also: lacus Avernus, Avernus

Volcanic lake near Cumae, under whose pretended sacrifice Hannibal came down to test Puteoli and to receive the Tarentine envoys.

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The History of Rome, Book 24 history · 3 mentions

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