a bay so called from Balia (Suetonius); Portus Batarum, (Pliny); which was enlarged by Augustus, by giving entrance to the sea into the Lacus Lucrinus and Averni, ordering it to be called Portus Julius apud Balia, (Suetonius). We also read Baliae Lacus in Tacitus, which some interpret the Lucrinus. The modern name is Golfo de Pozzuolo. From the highest point that forms the bay, a large castle commands the road where foreign ships of war usually ride at anchor, the harbour of Naples not being spacious enough for the reception of a fleet; here they enjoy good shelter, watering, and victualling; but in summer risk the health of their crews, on account of the unwholesomeness of the air.