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During the Civil War between Octavian and Pompey , Agrippa tried to turn the lake into a military port, the Portus Julius . A waterway was dug from Lake Lucrino to Avernus to this end. The Port's remains may still be seen under the Lake's surface. The term Avernus (plural '''Averni''') was also used by ancient naturalists for certain lakes, grottos, and other places which infect the air with poisonous steams or vapors. They were also called '''mephites'''. They were said to be frequent in Hungary on account of the abundance of mines therein. The Grotto Dei Cani in Italy was a famous example. The most celebrated of these, however, is Lake Avernus . The fumes it emitted were represented by the ancients as of so malignant a nature, that birds could not fly over it, but fell down dead. REFERENCES |
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