The ruins of the ancient Roman town of Pompeii lie near Naples.
 Under the Etruscans, a primitive forum or simple market square was built, as well as the Temple of Apollo, in both of which objects including fragments of bucchero were found by Maiuri
Herculaneum itself was rediscovered in 1738 by workers digging for the foundations of a summer palace for the King of Naples, Charles of Bourbon

