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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

People have always had a lack of creativity.

When the Greeks were settling around the Mediterranean they founded many 'New Cities', (Neapolis). One remained a 'new city' for long enough for the name to evolve to Naples.

The Phoenicians did the same, in their language 'New City' was Qart Hadasht, we now call it Carthage. One of the Carthages in what is now Spain was conquered by Rome and to differentiate it from the Capital of the Carthaginians they called it Carthago Nova, essentially New New City.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

New new city - final - fixed - rev 3 - last.xlsx

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

There's something beautiful about ancient cities being named "new city"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Also the city of Nabeul in Tunisia and Nablus in Palestine also share the same etymology as Naples.