Naples

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Warship battering-rams from the Battle of the Egadi Islands 241 BC, recovered from the seabed #StormsWarShipwrecks t.co/L23aw7bn9P

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The Tree of One Hundred Horses



"This huge chestnut is near the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. It is thought to be around 2,000 to 4,000 years old. The tree gets its name from the legend that 100 drenched knights and their wet horses had sought refuge from a large thunderstorm under the tree’s massive, protective branches. While it could be a legend, it holds some truth. The tree’s massive branches could most likely protect people from rain. The tree holds the world record for girth, at about 190 feet in circumference; almost the length of a hockey rink." (1)

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The cavalry of Naples includes units mounted on deinonychii...

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Tomb raiding is a good occupation in Naples, due to the long history of settlement in this area, which goes back to Grecian times. Items taken from the dead are thought to be especially potent (Optional: roll twice for magic items, and, take the better of the two rolls). See Dragon #9 for details of the contents of Tombs & Crypts.

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CAVE OF SIBYL, NAPLES, ITALY

"Roman poet Virgil in his “Aeneid” has vividly described this cave, with a hundred entrances that lead to the netherworld. According to legend, Trojan hero Aeneas encountered the Cumaean Sybil, a 700-year-old oracle, fortune-teller and priestess, who guided him to the hell below. The Antro della Sibilla cave was discovered in 1932." (Source: The deadliest places on earth)

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There is a secret underground base of reptilians under the isle of Malta. (Thanks: @vondan)

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Etruscan City of the Dead: Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean, thousands of tombs are organized in a city-like plan

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Orcus is still worshiped in Naples. He was worshiped by the Etruscans, and, there is a rumor that he lives in Banditaccia, The City of Dead. Of course, this is just a story: Orcus lives in the Abyss. However, it is possible that a gate to his home in the Abyss exists in the City of the Dead.