Naples is one of the oldest
cities of the western world,
whose current urban structure
retains elements of its long and
eventful history. Founded by the
Ancient Greeks as "Νεάπολις",
Neápolis (New City), it held
an important role in Magna
Graecia and then as part of
the Roman Republic in the
central province of the Empire.
The city has seen a multitude of
civilizations come and go, each
leaving their mark and now the
historic city centre is listed
by UNESCO as a World Heritage
Site.
Naples was preeminently the
capital city of a kingdom which
bore its name from 1282 until
1816 in the form of the Kingdom
of Naples, then in union with
Sicily it was the capital of the
Two Sicilies until the Italian
unification. Naples has
profoundly influenced many areas
of Europe and beyond.
