Names of Italian towns etc

As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians.
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Names of Italian towns etc

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I know this is probably a dumb question but I am really curious.What group of people were responsible for naming the towns and hamlets of Campania. Was it the Greeks or the Etuscans , Samniti's etc?Also, at what time were they named? I am especially interested in Pontelatone and Formicola in the Province of Caserta and Caivano in Province of Naples

and the tiny hamlet of Caivano in the Province of Potenza near Ruoti. I would greatly appreciate any information . Thanks to all


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Hi Joe,

No questions are dumb..unfortunately I don't know the answer though to yours! :oops:

Maybe with time someone will give us both an answer... :D

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