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Pompeii by night

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania.

Herculaneum wall

The town was founded by the Greeks, probably in the 6th century BC, and according to mythology by Hercules himself, who went on to become its patron deity.

Museum in Naples

Naples’national museum ranks among the world’s best, housing spectacular finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the colossal Farnese sculptures.

Paestum

The Greek city of Poseidonia was founded towards the end of the 7th century BC on land which had already been occupied in prehistoric times.

Cumae

Cumae was important from at least the 6th century BC as the home of the Cumaean Sibyl.

Battle of Issus

Battle of Issus, the remains of a war scene depicting Alexander the Great in his victorious battle against the Persian emperor, Darius ( 333 BC ).