Editing Cumae (section)

====Arco Felice====
[[File:S04 172 Arco Felice.jpg|thumb|upright|Arco Felice and via Domitiana in use today]]
The Arco Felice was a 20 m high monumental entrance to the city built in a cut through Monte Grillo which [[Domitian]] made in 95 AD to avoid the long detour imposed by the [[via Appia]], and allow easier access to Cumae along what was later called the [[via Domitiana]] while the bridge also carried a road along the ridge of the hill. It was built of brick and tiled in marble, and surmounted by two rows of arches of lighter concrete covered with brick. The piers had three niches on both sides where statues were placed.

The via Domitiana, whose paving is still perfectly preserved and is in continuous use today, connected to the via Appia, the artery of communication with Rome, as well as with Pozzuoli and Naples.

The arch probably replaced a smaller gate from Greek times and in a higher position.