There was already a village of Osco people on the land at Cuma; the Calcidese met up with and merged with these people. The city was founded in this way and extended it’s influence over the entire area, all along the coast, and today they still have names that are a reminder of that ancient adventure, Miseno, Pozzuoli, Partenope. It’s cultural influence went even further though: the Calcidese-Cumano alphabet has been transmitted to the present day, in fact those letters have been used for the text you are now reading.
The walls of Cuma – F. Morghen – XV111 century