Gulf of Naples: Archaeology and History of an Ancient Land

Campania is a fascinating Italian region revealing the exemplary and close bonds that can arise between human life and the territory sustaining it. The richness of this land has resulted in the area being known, since ancient times, as Campania Felix. The unique natural beauty of these lands and, in particular, the Gulf of Naples characterised by its volcanic landscape, are joined by extraordinary archaeological sites such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, Capri and Sorrento. This book traces the history of this unique region through its majestic archaeology and landscapes. Contents: Naples; The Greek Colonisation; Ischia; Cuma; The Sibilla Cumana; Paestum; Velia; Romans and Campania Felix; Naples; Virgilio; The National Archeological Museum of Naples; Sir William Hamilton: the origin of archaeology and vulcanology; I campi Flegrei. AUTHOR Umberto Pappalardo is currently Professor of Classic Archaeology and Pompeiian Antiquity at the Suor Orsola Benincasa University in Naples. He was Inspector of Pompeii and Director of Excavations at Herculaneum. He was Professor of Classic Archaelogy at the Universities of Basilea, Tübingen, Freiburg i.B. and Tokyo. He was Professor of Archaelogy at the Universities of Fribourg in Switzerland and Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo, Cordoba and Buenos Aires. ILLUSTRATIONS 155 colour illustrations