About 200 results for ‘Campania’
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Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country. Located on the Italian Peninsula, with the Mediterranean Sea to the west, it includes the small Flegrean Islands and Capri for administration as part of the region. Throughout much of its history Campania has been at the center of Western civilization's most significant entities. The area was colonised by Ancient Greeks and was within Magna Græcia, until the Roman Republic began to dominate. During the Roman era the area was highly respected as a place of culture by the emperors, where it balanced Greco-Roman culture. The area had many duchies and principalities during the Middle Ages, in the hands of the Byzantine Empire and some Lombards. It was under the Normans that the smaller independent states were brought together as part of a sizable European kingdom, known as the Kingdom of Sicily, before the mainland broke away to form the Kingdom of Naples. It was during this period that especially elements of Spanish, French and Aragonese culture touched Campania. Later the area became the central part of the Two Sicilies under the Bourbons, until the Italian unification of 1860 when it became part of the new state Italy. The capital city of Campania is Naples. Campania is rich in culture, especially in regards to gastronomy, music, architecture, archeological and ancient sites such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paestum and Velia. The name of Campania itself is derived from Latin, as the Romans knew the region as Campania felix, which translates into English as "fertile countryside". The rich natural sights of Campania make it highly important in the tourism industry, especially along the Amalfi Coast, Mount Vesuvius and the island of Capri. Recent cancer studies have linked some 1,230 illegal hazardous waste dumps in the Campania region to fatalities from cancer and birth defects. Now dubbed Italy's "triangle of death", pollutants such as dioxins are thought to have contaminated drinking water supplies and cause nearby residents to age faster than they should.
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- oenochoe à embouchure tréflée
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Visite à la tombe et conversation
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Greece
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Conversation
- Helmet
- Woman
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- Date:
- 5th century BC
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Homme et femme
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Greece
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Flower
- Horn (anatomy)
- Spear
- Woman
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- Date:
- 4th century BC
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- lampe
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- couvercle (2)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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L'Enlèvement d'Europe
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Mosaic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bull
- Dolphin
- Jupiter (mythology)
- Kidnapping
- Sea
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Panneau aux poissons et canards
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Mosaic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bass (fish)
- Comber (fish)
- Mallard
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- Date:
- 1st century BC
- Ancient Rome
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Satyre attaqué par un chien
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dog
- Punishment
- Satyr
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Pan tenant un thyrse
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Pan (god)
- Thyrsus
- Trunk (botany)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Satyre sur un mulet
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alcohol intoxication
- Mule
- Satyr
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Vénus pudique
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cupid
- Modesty
- Venus (mythology)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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Vénus anadyomène
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Hairstyle
- Hygiene
- Venus (mythology)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- gobelet
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- cruche (carrée)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- pot (carré)
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Ancient Rome
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- Field(s):
- Ancient Rome
- Archaeology
- Studio glass
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- Designation:
- balsamaire
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- Date:
- 1st century
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