The term "Magna Grecia" is used to describe the area occupied by Greek colonization outside of the immediate area of the Aegean Sea (in the center of the map on the left). This wave of colonization ...

The New York Times reported on October 9, 1860, that ".All travelers, and particularly all lovers of archaeological researches, will be rejoiced to learn that Pompeii and Herculaneum have fallen into ...

(This edited narrative is the result of interviews with Herman Chanowitz, former captain in the 2nd Tactical Air Communications Squadron, and a veteran of the Allied campaigns in North Africa, Italy, ...

There, now that I have your attention, this is about aqueducts. The Roman aqueduct to supply the idle rich, the merchants and the imperial sailors with water was extensive and, indeed, an impressive ...

Charles VIII of France invaded Naples in the late 1490's. This attempt to take over southern Italy failed, and he was sent packing back to France. The kingdom of Naples then became part of the Spanish ...

I suppose if Bagnoli had won its bid to host the 2007 America's Cup, a splendid new harbor in Bagnoli would be well on its way to completion, and that blighted section of the Gulf of Naples would be a ...

In De Architectura (known in English as The Ten Books of Architecture) Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio has given us the famous "Eureka" story having to do with Archimedes. The Sage of Syracuse ...

The Ravello Festival used to be called the Wagner Festival, a music event held (for the first time in 1953) in honor of the German composer, who visited the area in 1880. The event has now gone well ...

One of the prominent tourist attractions on the island of Capri is the Casa rossa (Red house) in the town of Anacapri. It is more than red; it is Pompeian red and stands out prominently on the main ...

A number of charitable organizations and local sponsors joined forces beginning the week of April 24 to bring to the grounds of the Villa Comunale two significant exhibitions (1) to raise funds for ...

Even the authoritative--if highly opinionated--Catholic encyclopedia at newadvent.org seems unsure about this, so you're in good company. On the one hand, they follow the standard history of the ...

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