Kingdom of Naples
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| - | '''Pietro la Vega''' (died 1810) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] and [[artist]] known for his drawings of the ruins of [[Pompeii]], [[Herculaneum]] and [[Stabiae]]. | ||
| - | Originally, like his brother Francisco, Pietro was a military engineer. He was also a trained [[Cartography|cartographer]]. Beginning in 1764 he worked with his brother, Francisco, who at that time was appointed as the director of excavations for [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|Ferdinand]], the Bourbon king of [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]]. In 1804, when Francisco died, Pietro la Vega took over as director. Pietro la Vega was a very thorough and meticulous excavator, who kept copious notes. As a result he made it possible for François Mazois (Carlo Francesco Mazois) to produce in 1824 the most complete report and synthesis ever published on Pompeii. | + | The '''Kingdom of Naples''', comprising the southern part of the [[Italian peninsula]], was the remainder of the old [[Kingdom of Sicily]] after secession of the island of [[Sicily]] as a result of the [[Sicilian Vespers]] rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the ''Kingdom of Sicily'', it is dubbed ''Kingdom of Naples'' to distinguish it from the island-based polity. During much of its existence, the realm was contested between French and Aragonese/Spanish dynasties. In 1816, it again merged with island-based ''Kingdom of Sicily'' to form the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]]. |
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| - | *Pagano, Mario (1997) ''I Diari di Scavo di Pompeii, Ercolano e Stabiae di Francesco e Pietro la Vega (1764-1810)'' "L'Erma" di Bretschneidein, Rome, (in Italian) | + | |
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The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of Naples to distinguish it from the island-based polity. During much of its existence, the realm was contested between French and Aragonese/Spanish dynasties. In 1816, it again merged with island-based Kingdom of Sicily to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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