Almost 3000 years passed since the city was said to belong to Greece and was called Neapolis.
All the area was later transformed by the Romans into their 'resort' often addressed as 'happy land'. According to some sources the grave of the great Roman poet Virgil is located in Naples' Parco Virgiliano.
Speaking about politics, the city saw numerous changes. When the years of Roman authority ended the city was alternately ruled by Goths, Byzantines, Lombards, Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, Spaniards, Austrians, Bourbons and rebellious French that of course influenced the Naples' architecture and culture.
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