Neapolis

Néapolis English <dab!> Etymology From en la Neapolis, from en grc Νεάπολις, from grc νέος νέα new + grc πόλις city. Equivalent to en neo- -polis. en Nabeul Nablus Naples Napoli Neapoli. Proper noun en historical en @former name of:Naples port city in southwestern c/Italy. en 1867 William Latham Bevan The Student's Manual of Ancient Geography... https://books.google.fr/books?id=FqcUGVDsTQQC&pg=PA567 567 Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus... Neapolis was conquered by the Samnites in b.c. 327, and passed into the hands of the Romans in 290; it retained its Greek character under them, and hence became a favourite resort of the Romans before the end of the Republic. en w:Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 1 A Flame in Byzantium New York, N.Y. Tor October 1987 part I (Belisarius) 4 https://archive.org/details/flameinbyzantium00yarb/page/4/mode/1up 0-312-93026-7 At Neapolis there was chaos as those who could flee Roma came to this port seeking escape. en historical en @former name of:Kavala port city in northern c/Greece. 2008, Michalis Twerios, "Greek Colonization of the Northern Aegean", Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other Settlements Oversees, Vol. II, p. 81: Although we have no written evidence to confirm that Neapolis was a Thrasian colony, there can be no doubt that it was. It was so named by the colonists in order, probably, to denote that it was for them a 'new city', as opposed to their 'old' one on Thrasos... Neapolis seems to have severed all dependence on Thrasos very quickly. en historical en @former name of:Simferopol capital r/Crimea generally recognized as part of c/Ukraine but currently controlled by c/Russia. en 1987 Victor E. Louis; et al Louis Motorist's Guide to the Soviet Union... 348 ... the Scythians came and on the site of present-day Simferopol stood their capital, Neapolis, repeatedly mentioned by ancient writers. Neapolis reached its apogee in the 2nd century BC during the reign of King Skilur. en historical en @former name of:Nabeul port city on the peninsula:Suf/Cap Bon in c/Tunisia. Coordinate terms en Palaepolis, en Palaeopolis Related terms en Scythian Neapolis Latin Etymology From la grc Νεάπολις, from grc νέος νέα new + grc πόλις city, city-state. Varro's De Lingua Latina states that it was previously called la Novapolis. Equivalent to la neo- -polis. Proper noun Neāpolis<3> Neāpolis/Neāpoleos/Neāpolios la port city in southwestern c/Italy Naples la Neapolis la capital r/Crimea generally recognized as part of c/Ukraine but currently controlled by c/Russia Simferopol la historical la @former name of:la:Cabala<eq:Kavala> port city in northern c/Greece Various other cities in the Hellenistic world, including modern Nabeul, Tunisia, and Nablus, Palestine. Declension Neāpolis<3> Neāpolis/Neāpoleos/Neāpolios The genitive forms beside Neāpolis are influenced by the Greek and only used postclassically. Synonyms Simferopol la Neapolis Scythica Coordinate terms la Palaepolis, la Palaeopolis Derived terms la Neāpolītānus Related terms la Neapolis Scythica Descendants fr Naples en Naples 1 zh 那不勒斯 1 ja ネイプルズ 1 it Napoli nap Napule pt Nápoles ro Napoli ru Неаполь 1 scn Nàpuli es Nápoles References la Cities Cities in Italy Tunisia Lithuanian lt: Etymology From lt la Neapolis, ultimately from lt grc Νεάπολις. Pronunciation Neãpo^lis Proper noun m lt Naples Q2634,Q18241891