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...ning later the status of ''municipium''), the Potentini rebelled after the Roman defeat at [[Battle of Cannae|Cannae]] (216 BC). However, the [[Battle of Me ...aving been ravaged by Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]], the city subsequently remained loyal to the [[Hohenstaufen]]: in this wa

...portance, under the control of many different rulers after the collapse of Roman rule in the [[5th century]], until it passed to the [[house of Savoy]] in t ...''count of Aosta'' from the Emperor [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] of the [[Franconia]]n line and built himself a commanding fortification a

...enstaufen]] emperors, notably [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]]. After the fall of the latter's heir, [[Manfred of Sicily|Manfred]], und

In the [[Rome|Roman]] era the city was a flourishing centre of [[Hellenistic]] culture that att ...city to preach. Christians had a prominent role in the late years of the [[Roman Empire]]. The subterranean areas of Naples include notable catacombs, espec

...Paradiso]]'', was about life in a Sicilian town following the [[World War II|Second World War]]. ...n [[Rome]] and Carthage. By the end of war ([[242 BCE]]) all Sicily was in Roman hands, becoming Rome's first [[province]] outside of the Italian peninsula.

...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]] As the [[Western Roman Empire]] declined, the Latin tradition was kept alive by writers such as [[

...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]] As the [[Western Roman Empire]] declined, the Latin tradition was kept alive by writers such as [[

...absburg court for several centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hun ...me. The Museum has an excellent collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. The coin & medals collection is also exhaustive in its scope. The Muse