Why was Campania called Campania Felix?
Why was Campania called Campania Felix? The southern Italian region of Campania forms the shin of Italy's boot-like shape and has Naples as its capital. The name of the region comes from Latin and was called Campania felix (fertile countryside) by the Romans.
What is the waste crisis in Campania Italy?
The Naples waste management crisis is a series of events surrounding the lack of waste collection and illegal toxic waste dumping in and around the Province of Naples (now known as the Metropolitan City of Naples), Campania, Italy, beginning in the 1980s.
What are 2 facts about Campania?
Campania has an area of 13 595 Km2 and a coastline of 350 Km on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Campania is famous for its gulfs (Naples, Salerno and Policastra) as well as for three islands (Capri, Ischia and Procida).
What is the old name for Campania?
According to the Roman philologist Sextus Pompeius Festus (II century BC), the pre-Roman name of Campania was Oscor, the name from which the Osci peoples who lived there (Osci enim a Regione Campaniæ, quae est Oscor, vocati sunt.). The toponym Campania, dating back to the fifth century BC, is of classical origin.