Naples

Naples (pop. 1,071,700), third-largest city in Italy, capital of the region of Campania, on the Bay of Naples, 120 mi (193 km) southeast of Rome. Founded by the Greeks (600 B.C.), it was part of the kingdom of Sicily and later capital of the Kingdom of Naples. The historic city has a 13th-century cathedral and university and medieval castles and palaces. Nearby are the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii. Naples is the financial and intellectual center of southern Italy.