This document provides an overview of the territory surrounding Ottaviano, Italy. It discusses the geography, history, natural beauty, and risks of the area. The geography section outlines the location of Naples, Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other nearby cities and islands. The history discusses the ancient Greek colonization of Naples and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD. It also gives brief histories of Ottaviano and other cities. Sections on beauty highlight scenic views, while riskiness discusses damage from past eruptions of Vesuvius. Products from the region are also noted.

1. Welcome in the National Vesuvius Park
The town of Ottaviano welcomes the
friends of Comenius project 2014

2. The Vesuvius volcano and
its surroundings
Michelangelo Ambrosio - Head of research - National Institute for Nuclear Physics
and
F.I.D.A.P.A. - International Federation of Business and Professional Women

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Geography

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Naples
Vesuvius
Park
Ottaviano
Pompei
Ercolano
Capri
Sorrento Amalfi
Ischia, Procida,
Campi Flegrei

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geography
Since 70 years ago, the territory was
characterized from a continuous
volcanic, explosive, activity.
At the moment the volcano is
quiescent.
1903
1944

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History

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Magna Graecia
~ 750 b.C.

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Neapolis The Megaride island housed first greek
colonists in the VII a.C.
The foundation of the city of Naples is closely linked to the myth of the siren
Partenope.
A version of the myth says that the siren Partenope, vainly in love with the
hero Ulysses, committed suicide by jumping into the sea from a cliff. His
body was transported by the waves on the shores of Naples, where he would
sort in his honor the city of Parthenope.
Other versions tell of the escape on the island of Megaris siren with a deadly
greek, and the founding of the city by the couple.
From this myth comes from the definition of Partenopei who still today
identifies the Neapolitans.

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The famous ancien town of Pompei
Pompeii was destroyed in 79 b.C. by a violent
eruption that changed forever the cone of the
Vesuvius volcano.

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Herculaneum also was completely
destroyed by the eruption of 79
b.C. and today its ruins emerge
from under the houses of the city

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Ottaviano was in Roman times a hamlet of houses within a large
estate (praedium Octaviorum) belonging to the gens Octavia, the
family of the Emperor Augustus.

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Starting from 1567 Octavian was a fief of
the family of Bernardetto de 'Medici,
Grand Duke Cosimo I's cousin and brother
of Pope Leone XI. The feud included all the
municipalities of the Vesuvius hinterland.
One of the most famous descendants of the
family of the de 'Medici Octavian was the
powerful Luigi de 'Medici, the first minister
of King Ferdinand IV of Naples and
representative of the Kingdom at the
Congress of Vienna.

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Beauty

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View of Naples

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View of Castellammare di Stabia

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View of Ischia

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View of Capri

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View of Capri

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View of Maiori

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Sorrento and
Costiera
Amalfitana

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The palace of
Caserta

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The ancient
Pompei

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Riskiness

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riskiness

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The city of Ottaviano has always suffered damage from the eruptions of Vesuvius: it
was almost completely buried by the ashes of the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, 1779 and
1906. During the first and second eruption almost missed that Octavian "was buried like
Pompeii“. During third eruption the opulent Ottajano was almost completely destroyed
by ash and lapilli as testified Matilde Serao just calling it “the new Pompeii”.
Even the terrible earthquake of November 1980 did ruin many religious and private
buildings.

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Products

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45. Welcome in Ottaviano
Tank you very much for your attention
Michelangelo Ambrosio - Head of research - National Institute for Nuclear Physics