Neapolis is the Latin name for Naples

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Neapolis is the ancient Latin name for the Italian city of Naples, historically a major cultural and commercial center in the Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin exonym
ancient place name
historical city name
associatedWithCulture Greek culture
Roman culture
countryToday Italy NERFINISHED
derivedFromLanguage Greek
etymologicallyMeans new city
hasLanguage Latin
hasModernName Naples NERFINISHED
hasSignificance important Mediterranean port
historicalRole major commercial center in the Mediterranean
major cultural center in the Mediterranean
isCoastalCityName true
LatinNameOf Naples NERFINISHED
locatedIn Campania
Italy
southern Italy NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bay of Naples NERFINISHED
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
modernEquivalent Naples NERFINISHED
partOf Magna Graecia NERFINISHED
Roman Italy NERFINISHED
refersTo Naples NERFINISHED
regionToday Campania NERFINISHED
usedBy Latin authors
Roman administration
usedInPeriod Classical antiquity
Roman era

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Rex Neapolis componentMeaning Neapolis is the Latin name for Naples