Publication Date:
2020-06-03
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The volcanic activity of Campi Flegrei and Ischia ranges between 150 ka and the present. The last
eruption at Ischia occurred in 1302 CE, and that in Campi Flegrei in 1538. Eruptions at Ischia were
more frequent during Greek and Roman times, whereas Campi Flegrei was more active between
5000 and 3000 a BP.
The use of thermal baths flourished at Campi Flegrei during Roman and the Middle Age, and
balneo-therapy became a popular remedy that rivalled with the activity of the Salerno school of
medicine.
All this activity came to an end with the eruption of Monte Nuovo in 1538, that, although there was
a modest magnitude, it caused a strong commotion and altered the state of springs for long times.
Soon after the eruption of Monte Nuovo, a calabrian physician, Giulio Iasolino (1588), wrote a
treatise named “De Rimedi Naturali che sono nell'Isola di Pithecusa; hoggi detta
Ischia”, enumerating the springs of Ischia and describing their curative properties. Since then, the
thermal springs of Ischia have slow became renown firstly in the kingdom of Naples and
subsequently in Italy.
Volcanic activity and earthquakes have strongly influenced the exploitation of the geothermal
resources and the fears of possible eruptions has affected for long time the attitude of people
against the benefits resulting from it.
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Published
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VO03
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1V. Storia eruttiva
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1TR. Georisorse
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JCR Journal
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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