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Campania


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Campania

Place Type
political
Description
Productive agricultural area from ancient times; settled by Etruscans; taken by Samnites 5th century BCE, supported Greek colonies along coast; was Roman from 4th century BCE; later ruled by Goths, Byzantines, Lombards, and Normans; part of Two Sicilies from 1282.
Source
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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