GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
CALES (city in Campania)
Ancient city and archaeological site in Calvi Risorta, Italy
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Campania
- Where
- 41.20° N, 14.13° E
Cales is a Campanian city located beyond Casinum and contiguous to Casilinum, with its boundary marked by a temple of Fortune on the Via Latina. Strabo 5.3.9 The text describes Cales as another considerable city in the region. Strabo 5.3.9
Described in the sources
The simple folk of Cales were summoned to fight alongside Turnus. Aeneid 7.723
Stories and history
The people from Cales allied with the forces of Turnus in battle. Aeneid 7.723