What is "gaeta"

Gaeta (; , Ancient Greek: Καιέτα) is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is from Rome and from Naples.

The town has played a conspicuous part in military history: its fortifications date back to Roman times, and it has several traces of the period, including the 1st-century mausoleum of the Roman general Lucius Munatius Plancus at the top of the Monte Orlando.

Gaeta's fortifications were extended and strengthened in the 15th century, especially throughout the history of the Kingdom of Naples (later the Two Sicilies). Present day Gaeta is a fishing and oil seaport, and a renowned tourist resort. NATO maintains a naval base of operations at Gaeta.

The name Gaeta may refer to:

• Gaeta, a city and comune on the western coast of Italy.
  • Gulf of Gaeta, a body of water in the Tyrrhenian Sea named after the city.
  • Siege of Gaeta (disambiguation), any of five sieges of the city of Gaeta between 1707 and 1860.
  • Duke of Gaeta, a title of nobility associated with the city of Gaeta.
• Gaeta class minehunter, a class of eight minehunters operated by the Marina Militare (Italian Navy).
• Felix Gaeta, a character from the 2004 science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.
• Beansie Gaeta, a fictional character from the television series The Sopranos

• Antonio Gaeta, Italian footballer