Settlement
Parthenope / Neapolis
Parthenope / Neapolis: settlement of the ancient world (Campania, Italy).
SettlementKind
Archaic periodFirst recorded · 750 BC – 550 BC
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
NaplesNearest town · 1.9 km
On the map
Position: 40.84, 14.2529
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC✓
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC✓
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC✓
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
Names: Parthenope · Neapolis
Founded as Parthenope by Greeks in the eighth century B.C., the site eventually gave rise to Neapolis in the sixth century B.C. and was one of the most prominent cities of Magna Graecia. Present-day Naples, Italy.
Other ancient sites nearby
Villa of LucullusVilla · Roman period
1.1 kmMura GrecheArchaeological site · Hellenistic period – Roman period
1.1 kmRoman theater of NeapolisTheatre or arena · Roman period
1.4 kmBasilica di Santa RestitutaTemple or sanctuary · Late Antiquity – Middle Ages
1.5 kmRoman bridgeBridge, station or port · Roman period
1.8 kmIpogeo dei CristalliniTomb or cemetery · Hellenistic period
2 kmTomb of VirgilTomb or cemetery · Roman period
3.2 kmMarcianumTemple or sanctuary · Late Antiquity
5.4 kmPalazzo degli SpiritiVilla · Roman period
7.3 kmTheater at PausilipumTheatre or arena · Hellenistic period – Roman period
7.6 kmPausilipumArchaeological site · Roman period
7.6 kmOdeon at PausilipumTheatre or arena · Roman period
7.7 kmThe same kind in the region
Cities and settlements
Poseidonia / PaestumArchaic period – Middle Ages
PaestumPompeiiArchaic period – Roman period
PompeiHerculaneumClassical period – Late Antiquity
ErcolanoBeneventum / MaleventumHellenistic period – Middle Ages
BeneventoDikaiarcheia / PuteoliArchaic period – Late Antiquity
PozzuoliCumae / KymeArchaic period – Late Antiquity
PozzuoliCapuaArchaic period – Late Antiquity
CapuaCalesClassical period – Late Antiquity
SparaniseNuceriaArchaic period – Late Antiquity
Nocera SuperioreAeclanumHellenistic period – Middle Ages
Passo di Mirabella-PianopantanoNolaArchaic period – Late Antiquity
NolaVelia / EleaArchaic period – Roman period
Castellammare di Velia