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Name: Neapolis (Magna Graecia)

Type: Polity

Start: 729 BC

End: 327 BC

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Was an Ancient Greek Polis (city-state) in Campania (Italy), the predecessor of modern-day Naples.

Establishment


  • January 729 BC: Foundation of Reggio, Napoli and Zancle in southern Italy.
  • Chronology


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    1. Roman-Latin wars


    Were a series of wars fought between ancient Rome (including both the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic) and the Latins, from the earliest stages of the history of Rome until the final subjugation of the Latins to Rome in the aftermath of the Latin War.

    1.1.Latin War (340-338 BC)

    Was a conflict between the Roman Republic and its neighbors, the Latin peoples of ancient Italy. It ended in the dissolution of the Latin League and the incorporation of its territory into the Roman sphere of influence.

  • January 337 BC: The Roman Republic expanded its territory by defeating the Latin League in the Latin War

  • 2. Samnite Wars


    Were a series of wars between the the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains south of Rome.

    2.1.Second Samnite War

    Was a war between the Roman Republic and the Samnites that took place mainly in Campania and Samnium.

  • January 326 BC: The Samnites took possession of Neapolis in 327 BC.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 326 BC: The Samnites took possession of Neapolis in 327 BC.
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