Timeline of Naples

The Naples area has been inhabited since the Neolithic period.

The earliest historical sources in the area were left by the Myceneans in the 2nd millennium BC.

During its long history, Naples has been captured, destroyed and attacked many times.

The city has seen earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, foreign invasions and revolutions.

Timeline Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:(it)

Map of Naples, 1572
An 18th-century painting depicting an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Naples Cathedral was built in 1313
Contemporary engraving of Naples during the Naples Plague in 1656
The Palace of Capodimonte was built in 1742
Naples in the 1890s
Four Days of Naples (1943)