Neapolis, Apulia

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Neapolis was a common name of ancient cities, for others see Neapoli

Neapolis (Greek: Νεάπολις) meaning "New City", was an ancient city of Apulia, Italy, not mentioned by any ancient writer, but the existence of which is attested by its coins. There seems good reason to place it at Polignano a Mare, between Barium (modern Bari) and Egnatia (near modern Fasano), where numerous relics of antiquity have been discovered. (Romanelli, vol. ii. p. 148-52; Millingen, Numism. de l'Italie, p. 147.)

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• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).