Pozzuoli, Campania, Italy. The Macellum : it was the macellum or market building of the Roman colony of Puteoli, now the city of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. When first excavated in the 18th century, the discovery of a statue of Serapis led to the building being misidentified as the city's serapeum or Temple of Serapis. The Macellum is periodically submerged in part by the sea due to the bradyseism of volcanic origin that affects the Phlegraean Fields. The level reached by the water is visible on the columns. The holes left by the Lithophaga molluscs are also visible on the columns.

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Location: Pozzuoli Campania Italy
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Keywords: bradyseism, campi, columns, di, fields, flegrei, giove, macellum, phenomenon, phlegraean, pozzuoli, puteoli, serapeo, serapide, serapis, tempio, temple, volcanic