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Joachim Murat (1767-1815) was a French cavalry officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He was appointed marshal of the French Empire in 1804, Grand Duke of Berg in 1806, and...

The Battle Near Naples, from Der Weisskunig, print illustration by Hans Burgkmair, circa 18th century. This is a depiction of a battle near Naples in the heavily romanticized biography of Maximilian I, Holy...

Roman relief depicting Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. Marble. 1st Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples)

Roman statue of the goddess Persephone (also known as Proserpina). The restoration of the statue has her holding a theatre mask, like one of the Muses. c. 140-160 CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Naples)

The House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii is located on the west side of the Vicolo dei Vettii in Regio VI. The atrium of the domus has an impluvium and a marble table with richly carved supports. The...

Portrait of Joachim Murat as King of Naples (r. 1808-1815), oil on canvas by François Gérard, c. 1811. Private collection.

An 1881 oil on canvas, The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist was greatly impressed with the landscape and art of Italy and brightened...

A map showing the cities and towns affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Date of map is 2007 CE.

Visitors to Naples and its surrounding area could be overwhelmed by the number of archaeological wonders to see. Buried for centuries beneath tons of volcanic ash and debris, the archaeological sites scattered along...

The War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806) was a major European conflict during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It was fought by an alliance of nations that included the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Naples...