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[[Naples]] (Italian: ''Napoli'') is a major city located in southern [[Italy]]. During the [[Renaissance]], the city was the capital of the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Naples|Kingdom of Naples]], the biggest Italian state before the [[wikipedia:Italian unification|Unity]]. | [[Naples]] (Italian: ''Napoli'') is a major city located in southern [[Italy]]. During the [[Renaissance]], the city was the capital of the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Naples|Kingdom of Naples]], the biggest Italian state before the [[wikipedia:Italian unification|Unity]]. | ||
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==Database Entries== | ==Database Entries== | ||
==History== | |||
===Napoli=== | ===Napoli=== | ||
Bein more than 2,800 years old, Naples has its roots in Greek settlements that were founded during the 6th centure B.C.E. Throughout its existence, ownership of the city changed numerous times and went from Romand to Goths and back. | |||
In the Middle Ages, the Normans took control of the city and managed to remain in power for 300 years, despite the leaders and nobles fighting over the ownership amongst themselves. French rule over Naples started in 1501 under King Louis XII. However, it only lasted until 1505, when Spain, led by King Ferdinand, seized power. Under Spanish rule, Naples became one of Europe's biggest cities. | |||
===Porto di Napoli=== | ===Porto di Napoli=== | ||
[[File:Porto_di_Napoli.png|thumb|The Port of Naples]] | [[File:Porto_di_Napoli.png|thumb|The Port of Naples]] | ||
{{main|Porto di Napoli}} | {{main|Porto di Napoli}} The Porto di Napoli was located east of the Castel Nuovo, and had always been a center of commerce for Naples. The porto was built in the 9th century B.C.E. by the Greeks, and grew along with the city.<ref name="acBrotherhood"/> | ||
' | ===Castel Dell'Ovo=== | ||
[[File:Castel_dell'Ovo.png|thumb|Castel Dell'Ovo (Egg Castle), including the causeway to the mainland]] | [[File:Castel_dell'Ovo.png|thumb|Castel Dell'Ovo (Egg Castle), including the causeway to the mainland]] | ||
{{main|Castel dell'Ovo}} | {{main|Castel dell'Ovo}} | ||
' | The Castel Dell'Ovo was a castle located on the former island of Megaride. The castle was named after a legendary Roman poet, who was also believed to be a powerful sorcerer.<ref name="acBrotherhood"/> | ||
===Monte Vesuvio=== | ===Monte Vesuvio=== | ||
{{main|Monte Vesuvio}}The Vesuvio was one of the most famous volcanoes in Italy, having destroyed both Pompeii and Herculaneum in its eruption in 79 C.E. Ever since that catastrophe, the volcanoe has reupted three dozen times, and is still considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.<ref name="acBrotherhood"/> | |||
[[File:Monte_Vesuvio.png|thumb|Mount Vesuvius, as seen from the Bay of Naples.]] | [[File:Monte_Vesuvio.png|thumb|Mount Vesuvius, as seen from the Bay of Naples.]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 4 December 2011
Naples (Italian: Napoli) is a major city located in southern Italy. During the Renaissance, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Naples, the biggest Italian state before the Unity.
In the early 1500s, Cesare Borgia used the facilities in the Port of Naples to construct a Naval Cannon small enough to be placed on a gondola, as designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The designs and the prototype Cannon were destroyed by the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze before they could be put the use.[1]
Database Entries
History
Napoli
Bein more than 2,800 years old, Naples has its roots in Greek settlements that were founded during the 6th centure B.C.E. Throughout its existence, ownership of the city changed numerous times and went from Romand to Goths and back. In the Middle Ages, the Normans took control of the city and managed to remain in power for 300 years, despite the leaders and nobles fighting over the ownership amongst themselves. French rule over Naples started in 1501 under King Louis XII. However, it only lasted until 1505, when Spain, led by King Ferdinand, seized power. Under Spanish rule, Naples became one of Europe's biggest cities.
Porto di Napoli
- Main article: Porto di Napoli The Porto di Napoli was located east of the Castel Nuovo, and had always been a center of commerce for Naples. The porto was built in the 9th century B.C.E. by the Greeks, and grew along with the city.[1]
Castel Dell'Ovo
- Main article: Castel dell'Ovo
The Castel Dell'Ovo was a castle located on the former island of Megaride. The castle was named after a legendary Roman poet, who was also believed to be a powerful sorcerer.[1]
Monte Vesuvio
- Main article: Monte VesuvioThe Vesuvio was one of the most famous volcanoes in Italy, having destroyed both Pompeii and Herculaneum in its eruption in 79 C.E. Ever since that catastrophe, the volcanoe has reupted three dozen times, and is still considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.[1]
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Chaos in Naples.
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