Gaeta, a fortified seaport of S. Italy, finely situated on a steep promontory 50 m. NW. of Naples; it was a favourite watering-place of the ancient Roman nobility, and the beauty of its bay is celebrated by Virgil and Horace; it is rich in classic remains, and in its day has witnessed many sieges; the inhabitants are chiefly employed with fishing and a light coast trade.
Population (circa 1900) given as 17,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Gadshill * Gage, Thomas