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Naples (Italy) and its immediate surroundings preserve an archaeological heritage of inestimable value and among the best in the world. For example, the archaeological park of the Phlegraean Fields (Cumae, Baiae, the Flavian Amphitheatre and the Pozzuoli forum) is directly connected to the centre of Naples through the Cumana railway, and the nearby sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and ...
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Italian: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, abbr. MANN) is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes works from Greek , Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii , Stabiae and Herculaneum ...
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Naples" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
After initially probing a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus in Naples with a micro camera, archaeologists were encouraged enough by what they saw to step inside this sealed tomb for the first time. But ...
Cumae (Ancient Greek: Κύμη, romanized: (Kumē) or Κύμαι (Kumai) or Κύμα (Kuma); [1] Italian: Cuma) was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BCE.
The Venus Kallipygos, in the Naples National Archaeological Museum.. The Italian city of Naples has a number of museums. Two are national museums: the National Archaeological Museum or Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, which holds significant collections of artifacts of the Roman Empire, [1] including objects unearthed at Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as some artifacts from the Greek ...
The Farnese Hercules at the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The Farnese Collection is one of the first collections of artistic items from Greco-Roman antiquity.It includes some of the most influential classical works, including the sculptures that were part of the Farnese Marbles, their collection of statuary, which includes world-famous works like the Farnese Hercules, Farnese Cup ...
In 1839 Naples was the first city in Italy to have a railway, with the Napoli-Portici line. In spite of a little cultural revival and the proclamation of a Constitution on June 25, 1860, in the last years of the kingdom the gap between the court and the intellectual class continued to grow.