Revision 52012 of "Shiritori" on enwiki'''Naples''' ([[Italian language|Italian]], ''Napoli'') is the largest town in southern [[Italy]], capital of the region of [[Campania]]. It has with its suburbs 3 millions of inhabitants, and is located just half way between the [[Vesuvio]] volcan and the other unrelated volcanic area [[Campi Flegrei]].
It is rich of [[history]], [[art]], [[culture]], traditions, gastronomy and has a particular [[dialect]].
Probably founded by inhabitants of the [[Greeks|greek]] colony [[Cuma]], around the eighth century B.C., just a few kilometres from the more ancient town '''Partenope'''. For this reason named '''Neapolis''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]], meaning New City). Its buildings, musea and even the language spoken by natives bear traces of all periods of its history, from its greek birth, until the present days.
It was in Naples, in the 'Castel dell'Ovo', that [[Romulus Augustulus]], the last [[Roman Emperors|emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]], was imprisoned after being deposed in [[476]]. In the sixth century, Naples was conquered by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] during the attempt of [[Justinian I|Justinianus]] to give new birth to the Roman Empire, and was just about the last duchy to fall in Norman hands in [[1039]], as they founded the Kingdom of [[Sicily]].
Frederiek II Hohenstaufen, founded its [[university]] in [[1224]]. In [[1266]] Naples and the kingdom of Sicily was assigned by the [[pope]] to [[Charles I Anjou]], who moved the capital from [[Palermo]] to Naples. In [[1284]] the kingdom split in two parts, but both claimed the name of kingdom of Sicily. When the two parts united again, the resulting kingdom was named of [[Two Sicilies]]. The kingdom was conquered by [[Spain|spaniards]] in [[1501]], who held it until [[1734]], when it regained independence under the illuminated monarch Charles (later known as [[Charles III of Spain]]).
It houses the [[San Carlo, theatre|San Carlo]], the oldest still active [[opera]] [[theatre]] in [[Europe]], which was extremely active at least until [[1861]], when the kingdom was conquered by the [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|garibaldines]] and handed over to the king of [[Sardinia]]. In october [[1860]] a plebiscite sanctioned the end of the kingdom of Sicily and the birth of the state of [[Italy]].
It is still well connected to [[Sicily]] and [[Palermo]]; more mentally with the friend - enemy relationship than by the means. Naples has an important port that connects it e.g. to [[Cagliari]], [[Genoa]] and [[Palermo]].
The [[mafia]]-like organised criminality, rooted in Naples is named [[camorra]].
Do not forget that Naples is the home of [[pizza]]. Napolitans claim that you can eat real Pizza only in their town.
Links:
City of Naples http://www.comune.napoli.it
Napoli at IOL http://napoli.iol.it
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