Sicily Italian name Sicilia Greek name region coa Coat of arms of Sicily.svg coa size 50px map Sicily in Italy.svg flag Sicilian Flag.svg flag link capital Palermo area 25711 area source area ... MpA ruling party1 MpA ruling party2 NUTS ITG iso region Sicily Italian language Italian and Sicilian ... , the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicilian Autonomous Region . Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean ... of human dwelling on the island dates from 8000 BC. At around 750 BC, Sicily became a Greeks in Italy ..., Sicily often changed hands, and during the early Middle Ages it was ruled in turn by the Vandals , Ostrogoths , Byzantine Empire Byzantines , Emirate of Sicily Arabs and Norman conquest of southern Italy Normans . Later on, the Kingdom of Sicily lasted between 1130 and 1816, subordinated to the crowns ... of the Italian Republic in 1946, Sicily was given special status as an autonomous region. Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, Music of Sicily music , literature, Sicilian cuisine cuisine , Sicilian Baroque architecture and Sicilian language language . Sicily ... of Italian regions by GDP PPP least developed regions of Italy . Geography File Sicily topo.png thumb 300px Topography of Sicily File Mount Etna snow toppd.jpg thumb Mount Etna , the largest ... thumb The hilly countryside around Caltanissetta, in central Sicily File Anapo.JPG thumb upright The Anapo River , in the Province of Syracuse Sicily has roughly triangular shape, which earned .... ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 542800 Sicily Britannica Travel & Geography Sicily Italian Sicilia retrieved 11 May 2010. ref The terrain of inland Sicily is mostly hilly, and intensively ... frommers cite book url http books.google.com books?id vZDLw0nOnfsC&pg PA26 title Frommer s Sicily ..., but have declined since the 1950s. Sicily and its small surrounding islands have some highly active volcanoes. Mount Etna , located in the east of mainland Sicily with a height of convert 3320 m ... more details
William of Sicily may refer to William I of Sicily , the second king of Sicily 1131 1166 . William II of Sicily , the third king of Sicily 1155 1189 . William III of Sicily , king of Sicily 1190 1198 . hndis ca Guillem de Sic lia ... more details
Peter of Sicily may refer to Petrus Siculus floruit fl. 870 Peter I of Sicily Peter III of Aragon 1282 1285 Peter II of Sicily 1305 1342 Peter of Aragon heir of Sicily 1398 1400 hndis ... more details
Sicilia orientale Eastern Sicily is that part of the territory of Sicily to the Ionian Sea Ionian coast of the isle. Provinces of the Eastern Sicily Province of Messina Messina Province of Catania Catania Province of Siracusa Siracusa Province of Ragusa Ragusa Province of Enna Enna Category Geography of Sicilysicily stub it Sicilia orientale ... more details
Sicily is a region of Italy comprising the island of the same name. Sicily or Sicilia may also refer to Sicilia Roman province The Emirate of Sicily , a 10th century Islamic state The Kingdom of Sicily , a medieval and early modern Italian kingdom One of its successor states, the 19th century Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The Sicily Rome American Cemetery and Memorial , a cemetery for American troops killed in World War II, including the Allied invasion of SicilySicily actress Sicily Sewell Johnson , an American actress Sicily Bridge , a proposed bridge across the Strait of Messina Sicily, Illinois Sicily Island, Louisiana Sicily Township, Gage County, Nebraska Italian battleship Sicilia Italian battleship Sicilia SS Sicilia , a German steamship Vega Sicilia , a Spanish winery in the Ribera del Duero See also Sicilian disambiguation disambig de Sizilien Begriffskl rung fr Sicile homonymie ru uk ... more details
Politics of Sicily This page gathers the results of election s in politics of SicilySicily . Regional elections Last regional election Main Sicilian regional election, 2008 The last regional election, for the renewal of the Regional Assembly and the Presidency of Sicily, was held on 13 14 April 2008. The election was competed by two main competitors Raffaele Lombardo for the centre right and Anna Finocchiaro for the centre left. Lombardo won by a landslide, 65.3 against 30.4 of Finocchiaro. Sicilian ... regional election, 2006 Italian general elections in Sicily Last general election Main Italian general election, 2008 Sicily Italian general election, 2008 Sicily List of previous general elections Italian general election, 1946 Sicily Italian general election, 1948 Sicily Italian general election, 1953 Sicily Italian general election, 1958 Sicily Italian general election, 1963 Sicily Italian general election, 1968 Sicily Italian general election, 1972 Sicily Italian general election, 1976 Sicily Italian general election, 1979 Sicily Italian general election, 1983 Sicily Italian general election, 1987 Sicily Italian general election, 1992 Sicily Italian general election, 1994 Sicily Italian general election, 1996 Sicily Italian general election, 2001 Sicily Italian general election, 2006 Sicily European Parliament elections in Sicily Last European Parliament election Main European Parliament election, 2009 Sicily The European Parliament election, 2009 Italy European Parliament election ... 11.9 . European Parliament election, 2009 Sicily List of previous European Parliament elections European Parliament election, 1979 Sicily European Parliament election, 1984 Sicily European Parliament election, 1989 Sicily European Parliament election, 1994 Sicily European Parliament election, 1999 Sicily European Parliament election, 2004 Sicily br clear all Elections in Sicily Elections in Italian regions Category Politics of Sicily Category Elections in Sicily ... more details
File Chiaramonte Gulfi view.jpg thumb right 300px View from Chiaramonte Gulfi . Balcony of Sicily refers to the Sicily Sicilian town of Chiaramonte Gulfi in the province of Ragusa . The town was given this nickname for its panoramic position, with views over the Ippari Valley of the Ippari and its towns Comiso , Vittoria, Sicily Vittoria , Acate and all the way to the Mediterranean sea if looking south, as far as Mount Etna in direction north and to the Erean Mountains with Caltagirone if looking west. DEFAULTSORT Balcony Of Sicily Category Geography of Sicily ... more details
File Flag of Sicily revised .svg 210px right thumb Flag of the Region of Sicily File Bandiera dello Stato della Sicilia 28.04.1848 15.05.1849 .PNG 210px right thumb Flag of the Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 Sicilian Revolution of 1848 File Sicily Independence Movement 1943 .png 210px right thumb Flag of the Sicilian Independence Movement File Bandiera del Regno di Sicilia 4.svg 210px right thumb Flag of the Kingdom of Sicily The flag of Sicily lang scn Bannera d Sicilia lang it Bandiera siciliana was first adopted in 1282, after the successful Sicilian Vespers revolt against Charles I of Sicily . It is characterized by the presence of the triskelion trinacria in its middle, the winged head of Medusa and three wheat ears. The three bent legs allegedly represent the three points of the triangular shape of the island of Sicily itself. The present design became the official public flag of the Autonomous Region of Sicily on 4 January 2000, after the passing of an apposite law which advocates its use on public buildings, schools, city halls, and all the other places in which Sicily is represented. The flag is bisected diagonally into regions colored red and yellow, red representing the municipality of Palermo , yellow representing Corleone , which in medieval times was an agricultural ... is also widely considered the actual symbol of Sicily. The symbol is also known as the trinacria , which is also an ancient name of Sicily. The name was also revived and used during the Aragon ese period of the Kingdom of Sicily immediately after the Sicilian Vespers 1282 which ended Angevin rule. During the period of Muslim rule under Emirate of SicilySicily used a pure green flag, similar ... folklore trinacria.htm Sicilian Culture The Trinacria Sicily DEFAULTSORT Sicily, Flag of Category Flags of Italy Category Sicily Flag Category Culture of Sicily Flag Europe flag stub Sicily stub ar bs Zastava Sicilije de Flagge Siziliens et Sitsiilia lipp es Bandera ... more details
The Sicels Sicel city the Romans called Assorus Greek Assoros is the modern Assoro in the province of Enna , Sicily. Assorus was an inland town, midway between Enna and Agyrium. It long resisted Hellenization, and retained its traditional Sicel character. External links http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Gazetteer Periods Roman Texts Ptolemy 3 4 .html Assorus Assorus located in Ptolemy s Geography, book III Sicily stub Euro archaeology stub coord missing Italy Category Archaeological sites in Sicily ca Assorus ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Pact for Sicily Patto per la Sicilia , PpS is a political party in Italy . It emerged in 2006 by the christian democracy christian democratic faction led by Nicol Nicolosi within New Sicily . Nicolosi has been MP for that party between since 2001. Shortly before the Sicilian regional election, 2008 2008 regional election PpS was merged into the Movement for Autonomy . See also Southern Italy autonomist movements DEFAULTSORT Pact For Sicily Category Political parties in Sicily Category Political parties established in 2006 it Patto per la Sicilia ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Chersonesos or Chersonesus Greek language Greek lang grc was an ancient city of Sicily , Italy . It was one of the oldest ancient Greece Greek colonies in Sicily, being founded in 717 BC 717 or 716 BC 716 BCE . Jerome, ap. Eusebius, Chronikon , 157 . Its precise location is not now known, but it is near Syracuse, Italy Syracuse Ptolemy Ptol. 3. 94. 4 . References M. Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates , 1970 , ISBN 0 87395 049 6, p. 15, 22 coord unknown Italy Category Ancient Greek cities Category Ancient Greek sites in Italy Category 710s BC establishments Category Populated places established in the 8th century BC Category Lost cities and towns Category History of Sicily Category Former populated places in Italy Sicily stub ... more details
Contado di Sicilia conventional long name County of Sicily common name Sicily continent Europe region ... event end date end p1 Emirate of Sicily flag p1 Fatimid flag.svg s1 Kingdom of Sicily flag s1 Bandiera ... and Calabria capital Palermo common languages religion Roman Catholicism leader1 Roger I of Sicily Roger I year leader1 1071 1101 leader2 Simon, Count of Sicily Simon year leader2 1101 1105 leader3 Roger II of Sicily Roger II year leader3 1105 1130 title leader Count footnotes The County of Sicily was a Italo Normans Norman state comprising the islands of Sicily and Malta from 1071 until 1130. The county began to form during the Norman conquest of southern Italy Christian reconquest of Sicily 1061&ndash 91 from the Emirate of Sicily Muslim Emirate , established by conquest in 965. The county is thus a transitionary period in the history of Sicily . After the Muslims had been defeated and either ... for the county and the Sicilians. The County of Sicily was created by Robert Guiscard in 1071 for his younger brother Roger Bosso . Guiscard himself had received the title Duke of Sicily dux Siciliae ... under Guiscard. In February 1091 the conquest of Sicily was completed when Noto fell. The conquest ... of Apulia and Calabria . During the reigns of Roger II of Sicily and William II of Apulia ... merged his holdings to form the Kingdom of Sicily with the approval of Pope Anacletus II . List of counts See also List of monarchs of SicilySicily was granted, pending its Christian reconquest, to Robert ... width 25 Marriages width 19 Death Roger I of Sicily Roger I br 1071 1101 File Roger I of Sicily.jpg ... 1101 br Mileto br aged 80 Simon, Count of Sicily Simon br 1101 1105 File Blason sicile famille Hauteville.svg 100px Hauteville 1093 br son of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto never married 1105 br Mileto br aged 12 Roger II of Sicily Roger II br 1105 1130 File Martorana RogerII.jpg 100px Roger II 22 December 1095 br Mileto br son of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto Elvira of Castile ... more details
Politics of Sicily The Politics of Sicily , Italy takes place in a framework of a Presidential system presidential representative democracy , whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government , and of a pluriform multi party system . Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Sicilian Regional Assembly . Executive The Regional Government Giunta Regionale is presided over by the President of the Region Presidente della Regione , who is elected to a five year term, and is composed of the President and the Ministers Assessori , who are currently 12. ref http www.regione.sicilia.it giunta.asp REGIONE SICILIANA WEB La Giunta Regionale Bot generated title ref Current composition class wikitable Minister Department Marco Venturi Productive Activities Caterina Chinnici Civil Service and Local Governance Sebastiano Missineo Sicilian Cultural Heritage and Identity Mario Centorrino Education and Training Gaetano Armao Economy Giosu Marino Energy and Utilities Services Andrea Piraino Family, Social Affairs & Labor Pier Carmelo Russo Infrastructure and Mobility Elio D Antrassi Agricultural and Food Resources Massimo Russo Health and Vice President Gian Maria Sparma Land and Environment Daniele Tranchida ... Main List of Presidents of Sicily Presidents of Sicily Legislative branch Main Sicilian Regional ... parties in Sicily Elections in Sicily Last regional election Main Sicilian regional election ... of Sicily, was held on 13 14 April 2008. The election was competed by two main competitors ... in Sicily Main Italian general election, 2008 Sicily Italian general election, 2008 Sicily Elections in Sicily References Reflist External links http www.regione.sicilia.it Sicilian Region http www.ars.sicilia.it ... of Sicily Politics of Italian Regions Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Politics Of Sicily Category Sicily Category Politics of Sicily ar ... more details
Other uses Lombard disambiguation Lombard Infobox Ethnic group group Lombards of Sicily population 65,000 est. region1 Sicily pop1 65,000 est. region2 other parts of Italy pop2 ? region3 Elsewhere pop3 ? languages Gallo Italic of Sicily , Italian language Italian religion Roman Catholic related Lombards , Italians File Italy 1000 AD.svg thumb 200px left Map of Italy on the eve of the arrival of the Normans. The Lombards of Sicily came to Sicily from their homeland, the Kingdom of Lombardy. Lombards of Sicily lang it Lombardi di Sicilia are a linguistic minority language minority living in Sicily , southern Italy , speaking an isolated variety of Gallo Italic dialects, the so called Gallo Italic of Sicily . The Lombards of Sicily settled the central and eastern part of Sicily about 900 years ago, coming from the Northern Italy , during the Norman conquest of southern Italy Norman conquest of Sicily . Because of linguistic differences among the Gallo Italics dialects of Sicily, it is supposed that there were independent immigration routes. From Piedmont , Liguria , Emilia region of Italy Emilia , Lombardy they began to spread south, between the 11th and 14th centuries. The major centres where these dialects can still be heard today include Piazza Armerina , Aidone , Sperlinga , San Fratello , Nicosia EN Nicosia , and Novara di Sicilia . Northern Italian dialects did not survive in some towns in the province of Catania that developed large Lombards Lombard communities during this period, namely Randazzo , Patern and Bronte, Catania Bronte . However, the Northern Italian influence in the local varieties of Sicilian are marked. In the case of San Fratello, some linguists have suggested that the gallic italic dialect present today has Franco Proven al language Proven al as its basis, having been a fort manned by Proven al mercenaries in the early decades of the Norman conquest ... cite web url http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code lmo title Western Lombard dialects in Sicily ... more details
Euphemia of Sicily , 1330 1359 , was a Sicilian princess and regent. She was the daughter of king Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia . In 1355, she succeeded her sister Constance of Sicily Regent Constance as regent in Sicily during the minority of her brother, Frederick III the Simple . She died unmarried. Notes reflist Ancestry ahnentafel top width 100 center ahnentafel compact5 style font size 90 line height 110 border 1 boxstyle padding top 0 padding bottom 0 boxstyle 1 background color fcc boxstyle 2 background color fb9 boxstyle 3 background color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Euphemia of Sicily 2 2. Peter II of Sicily 3 3. Elisabeth of Carinthia 4 4. Frederick III of Sicily 5 5. Eleanor of Anjou 6 6. Otto III of Carinthia 7 7. Euphemia of Legnica 8 8. Peter III of Aragon 9 9. Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon Constance of Sicily 10 10. Charles II of Naples 11 11. Maria of Hungary, Queen of Naples Maria of Hungary 12 12. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia 13 13. Elisabeth of Bavaria 1227 1273 Elisabeth of Bavaria 14 14. Henry V, Duke of Legnica 15 15. Elisabeth of Kalisz 16 16. James I of Aragon 17 17. Violant of Hungary 18 18. Manfred of Sicily 19 19. Beatrice of Savoy 20 20. Charles I of Naples 21 21. Beatrice of Provence 22 22. Stephen V of Hungary 23 23. Elisabeth the Cuman 24 24. Meinhard I of Gorizia Tyrol 25 25. Adelaide of Tyrol 26 26. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria 27 27. Agnes of the Palatinate 28 28. Boles aw II the Bald 29 29. Hedwig of Anault 30 30. Boleslaw the Pious 31 31. Jolenta of Poland center ahnentafel bottom External links http www.guide2womenleaders.com womeninpower Womeninpower1350.htm Persondata NAME Euphemia of Sicily ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Sicilian princess and regent DATE OF BIRTH 1330 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1359 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Euphemia of Sicily Category 1330 births Category 1359 deaths Category Female regents Category Regents of Sicily sv Eufemia ... more details
Location map Italy Sicily width 500 caption Airports in Sicily places Location map Italy Sicily label Catania Fontanarossa Airport Catania position right mark Red pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 37.466667 lon deg 15.063889 Location map Italy Sicily label Comiso Airport Comiso position right mark Blue pog.svg link Comiso Airport lat deg 36.991667 lon deg 14.606944 Location map Italy Sicily label Lampedusa Airport Lampedusa mark Red pog.svg link Lampedusa Airport lat deg 35.497778 lon deg 12.618056 Location map Italy Sicily label Palermo Airport Palermo position left mark Red pog.svg link Palermo Airport lat deg 38.181944 lon deg 13.099444 Location map Italy Sicily label Pantelleria Airport Pantelleria mark Red pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 36.816389 lon deg 11.968611 Location map Italy Sicily label Trapani Birgi Airport Trapani position left mark Red pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 37.911944 lon deg 12.493333 Location map Italy Sicily label Naval Air Station Sigonella position bottom mark Green pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 37.401667 lon deg 14.922222 Location map Italy Sicily label Trapani Milo Airport Milo position right mark Black pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 38.00416 lon deg 12.58093 Location map Italy Sicily label Borizzo Airfield Borizzo position right mark Black pog.svg link Catania Fontanarossa Airport lat deg 37.896586 lon deg 12.539325 Location map Italy Sicily label Palermo Boccadifalco Airport Boccadifalco position right mark Blue pog.svg link Palermo Boccadifalco Airport lat deg 38.118333 lon deg 13.313056 Sicily Airport may refer to one of the airports listed below. Catania International Airport , serving Catania Comiso Airport Comiso Vincenzo Magliocco Airport , near Comiso Palermo Airport Falcone Borsellino Airport , serving Palermo Lampedusa Airport , serving the island of Lampedusa Pantelleria Airport , serving the island of Pantelleria Trapani Airport Trapani ... more details
infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Conversation in Sicily title orig Conversazione in Sicilia translator Alane Salierno Mason image image caption author Elio Vittorini cover artist country Italy language English language English series genre Fiction publisher Canongate Books Canongate pub date 1941, 2000, 2003 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages isbn 1841954500 oclc 56645056 preceded by followed by Conversazione in Sicilia first appeared in serial form in Letteratura in 1938, and was first published as the novel Nome e Lagrime in 1941. The story concerns Silvestro Ferrauto and his return to Sicily after a long absence. The work contains a foreword & afterword by Ernest Hemingway . Conversazione in Sicilia literally translates as Conversation in Sicily the translator took the liberty of pluralising the title. The major themes of the work include detachment, poverty, exploitation and marital fidelity & respect. Plot summary Silvestro Ferrauto is a Sicilian working as a typesetter in Milan, who beset by strange feelings of hopelessness, decides to visit Sicily after receiving a letter from his father which reveals that the father has abandoned Ferrauto s mother. Ferrauto has not visited Sicily since leaving at the age of 15 and ends up on the train to Sicily apparently without conscious thought. Ferrauto then has various conversations with a number of Sicilians on the way to, and in, Sicily. His return to Sicily and his new understanding of his mother from an adult point of view seems to calm his hopelessness. In a drunken ... experiences growing up in a railway family, travelling widely by rail around Sicily and Italy ... for Jean Marie Straub and Dani le Huillet s film Sicilia . Footnotes references Conversations in Sicily, Elio Vittorini , translated by Alane Salierno Mason DEFAULTSORT Conversations In Sicily Category 1938 novels Category Italian novels Category Novels set in Sicily Category Novels first published ... more details
New Sicily Nuova Sicilia , NS is a Regionalism politics regionalist social democracy social democratic political party based in Sicily . Its founder and current leader is Bartolo Pellegrino . It is composed mainly by former members of the Italian Socialist Party The party is affiliated to the House of Freedoms , the centre right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi . It participated in the Italian general election, 2006 national general election , obtaining 33,437 votes, and the Sicilian regional election, 2006 Sicilian regional election of 2006, in a joint ticket with the Movement for Autonomy , obtaining 308,219 12.5 of regional votes and ten seats in the Sicilian Regional Assembly. See also Southern Italy autonomist movements Political parties of Italy Category Political parties in Sicily ca Nova Sic lia it Nuova Sicilia ... more details
Allied for Sicily Alleati per la Sicilia , ApS is a regional centrism centrist list of political parties in Italy political party active in Sicily , Italy . The party was formed in May 2011 by former members of The People of Freedom , the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and the Democratic Party Italy Democratic Party in support of Raffaele Lombardo s regional government. ApS, which at its foundation counted 6 regional deputies, is a close ally of the Movement for Autonomies . ref http palermo.repubblica.it dettaglio news 20 40 3976512 ref ref http www.livesicilia.it 2011 06 01 entro giugno la costituentedel nuovo movimento politico ref ref http www.ilvelino.it articolo.php?Id 1369862 ref ref http www.ars.sicilia.it deputati gruppo.jsp?idGruppo 194 ref References Reflist Category Political parties in Sicily ... more details
Siqilliyya conventional long name Emirate of Sicily common name Sicily continent Europe region Italy ... 20px alt s1 County of Sicily flag s1 image flag Fatimid flag.svg image coat image map Italy 1000 AD.svg image map caption Italy in 1000. The Emirate of Sicily is coloured in light green. capital Palermo ... a Islam state br Eastern and Western Christianity footnotes The Emirate of Sicily was an Caliphate Islamic state on the island of Sicily in Southern Italy , which existed from 965 to 1072. ref name ... title Brief history of Sicily date 24 November 2008 format PDF ref First Arab invasions of Sicily In 535, List of Byzantine Emperors Emperor Justinian I returned Sicily to the empire, now ruled ..., Sicily was invaded by the Arab forces of Uthman Ibn Affan Caliph Uthman in the year 652. However, this first ... of Sicily Medieval Sicily 800 1713 , publisher Chatto & Windus, London isbn 7011 1347 2 ref Around ... an attempted invasion of Sicily coming next. Instead, trading agreements were arranged with the Byzantines ... Muslim conquest of the island main Muslim conquest of Sicily In 826 Euphemius King of Sicily Euphemius , the commander of the Byzantine fleet of Sicily, forced a nun to marry him. Emperor Michael ... handbookPDF MPHandbook5.pdf publisher Archaeology.Stanford.edu title Brief history of Sicily date 7 October 2007 format PDF ref He offered rule of Sicily over to Ziyadat Allah I of Aghlabids Ziyadat .... ref name stan The latter agreed to conquer Sicily, promising to give it to Euphemius in exchange ... the southern shore of the island and laid siege to Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse . After Siege of Syracuse ... capital of Sicily, renamed al Madinah The City . ref name alatas http images.alwialatas.multiply.com attachment 0 RcF 1goKCrAAAB to8o1 Islam 20in 20Sicily.doc?nmid 18936909 Islam in Sicily , by Alwi ..., it took over a century for Byzantine Sicily to be conquered. Syracuse held out for a long time but Siege ... . In succession Sicily was ruled by the Sunni Aghlabid dynasty in Tunisia and the Shiite Fatimid ... more details
Simon of Hauteville 1093 1105 , called Simon de Hauteville in French and Simone D Altavilla in Italian, was the eldest son and successor of Roger I of Sicily Roger the Great Count , count of Sicily, and Adelaide del Vasto , under whose regency he reigned. The chronicler Alexander of Telese relates an incident that took place during the childhood of Simon and his brother, Roger blockquote As the way of children, they were playing a coin game which was a favorite of theirs, and fell to fighting. When they fought, each with a group of boys whom they had gathered together, the younger, Roger, was the conqueror. As a result, he mocked his brother Simon, saying, It would be far better that I should have the honor of ruling triumphantly after our father s death than you. However, when I shall be able to do this I shall make you a bishop or even Pope in Rome to which you re far better suited. blockquote Simon was young when he ascended to the county in 1101 and he died only four years later in 1105. His death allowed his brother, Roger II Roger , who would be king of Sicily, to succeed him. Sources Alexander of Telese , The Deeds Done by King Roger of Sicily . BR S start succession box before Roger I of Sicily Roger I title Count of Sicily years 1101&ndash 1105 after Roger II of Sicily Roger II S end Persondata name Simon of Sicily alternative names short description date of birth 1093 place of birth date of death 1105 place of death Category 1093 births Category 1105 deaths Category Kings of Sicily Category Italo Normans Category Medieval child rulers Sicily stub ar ca Sim de Sic lia cs imon Sicilsk da Simon af Sicilien de Simon Sizilien fr Simon de Sicile it Simone di Sicilia hu Simon szic liai gr f nl Simon van Sicili ja no Simon, greve av Sicilia pl Szymon Sycylijski ru scn Simuni di Sicilia fi Simon Sisilia ... more details
Apollonia Greek language Greek lang grc was an ancient city of Sicily , which, according to Stephanus of Byzantium , was situated in the neighborhood of Aluntium and Calacte . Cicero also mentions it Or. in Verr. iii. 43 and in conjunction with Haluntium , Capitium , and Engyon Enguium , in a manner that seems to imply that it was situated in the same part of Sicily with these cities and we learn from Diodorus xvi. 72 that it was at one time subject to Leptines, the tyrant of Enguium, from whose hands it was wrested by Timoleon , and restored to an independent condition. A little later we find it again mentioned among the cities reduced by Agathocles , after his return from Africa , 307 BC 307 BCE Diod. xx. 56 . But it evidently regained its liberty after the fall of the tyrant, and in the days of Cicero was still a municipal town of some importance. Or. in Verr. iii. 43, v. 33. From this time it disappears from history, and the name is not found either in Pliny the Elder Pliny or Ptolemy . Its site has been much disputed but the passages above cited point distinctly to a position in the north eastern part of Sicily and it is probable that the modern Pollina , a small town on a hill, about convert 5 km 0 abbr on from the sea coast, and convert 15 km 0 abbr on east from Cefal , occupies its site. The resemblance of name is certainly entitled to much weight and if Enguium be correctly placed at Gangi, Sicily Gangi , the connection between that city and Apollonia is easily explained. It must be admitted that the words of Stephanus require, in this case, to be construed with considerable latitude, but little dependence can be placed upon the accuracy of that writer. References Notes SmithDGRG coord missing Italy Category Ancient Greek cities Category Ancient Greek sites in Italy Category Lost cities and towns Category History of Sicily Category Roman towns and cities in Italy Category Archaeological sites in Sicily Category Former populated places in Italy ca ... more details
Peter II of Sicily mother Elisabeth of Carinthia birth date 1325 birth place Sicily death date death ... Catholic Eleanor of Sicily 1325 1375 was Queen Consort of Aragon 1349 1375 . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia . She was the third wife of Peter IV of Aragon . Early ... , Euphemia, Constance both regents of Sicily Beatrice, wife of Rupert II, Elector Palatine , Louis of Sicily and Blanche, Countess of Ampurias. Eleanor s paternal grandparents were Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou, Queen of Sicily Eleanor of Anjou , daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary ... . Marriage File Coat of Arms of Eleanor of Sicily, Queen of Aragon.svg thumb left 150px Coat ..., had two surviving daughters Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily Constance and Joanna of Aragon, Countess ... Eleonoradied1375 SICILY , Medieval Lands ref Eleanor s brother Frederick III the Simple , married ... had a daughter, Maria, Queen of Sicily Maria of Sicily but no sons. Then in 1357 Frederick tried to give Eleanor the rights to the succession of Sicily and the rights of the duchies of Duchy of Athens Athens and Duchy of Neopatria Neopatria in return for military help from her husband in Sicily ... color 9fe 1 1. Eleanor of Sicily 2 2. Peter II of Sicily 3 3. Elisabeth of Carinthia 4 4. Frederick III of Sicily 5 5. Eleanor of Anjou 6 6. Otto III of Carinthia 7 7. Euphemia of Legnica 8 8. Peter III of Aragon 9 9. Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon Constance of Sicily 10 10. Charles II of Naples ... of Kalisz 16 16. James I of Aragon 17 17. Violant of Hungary 18 18. Manfred of Sicily 19 19. Beatrice ... of Aragon Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eleanor Of Sicily ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1325 PLACE OF BIRTH Sicily DATE OF DEATH 1375 PLACE OF DEATH Lleida , Spain DEFAULTSORT Eleanor Of Sicily Category 1325 births Category 1375 deaths Category House of Aragon ... more details
Other persons Pausanias Image Pausania di Gela.JPG thumb Pausanias Pausanias was a native of Sicily in the 5th century BC, who belonged to the family of the Asclepiadae, and whose father s name was Anchitus. He was a physician , and an eromenos ref Diogenes La rtius, viii. 60 Pausanias, according to Aristippus and Satyrus the Peripatetic Satyrus , was his eromenos ref of the philosopher Empedocles , who dedicated to him his poem On Nature . ref Diogenes La rtius, viii. 60 Suda, Apnous Galen, De Meth. Med. i. 1. vol. x. ref There is extant a Greek epigram on this Pausanias, which the Greek Anthology attributes to Simonides of Ceos Simonides , ref Greek Anthology , vii. 508 ref but Diogenes La rtius to Empedocles . ref Diogenes La rtius, viii. 61 ref These two sources also differ as to whether he was born, or buried, at Gela in Sicily. Notes reflist SmithDGRBM DEFAULTSORT Pausanias Of Sicily Category Ancient Greek physicians Category 5th century BC Greek people Category Sicilian Greeks ca Paus nies de Sic lia it Pausania di Gela scn Pausania di Gela ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Sicily common name Sicily continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse , then Reggio di Calabria Rhegion image map image map caption life span 687 695 965 year start 687 695 event start year end 965 event end Fall of Rametta to the Arabs The Theme of Sicily lang el was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema , theme Byzantine district theme existing from the late 7th to the 10th century, encompassing the island of Sicily and the region of Calabria in the Italian peninsula Italian mainland . Following the Muslim conquest of Sicily , from 902 the theme was limited to Calabria, but retained its original name until the middle of the 10th century. History Ever since its reconquest from the Ostrogoths by Belisarius in 535 536, Sicily had formed a distinct Roman province province under a praetor , while the army was placed under a dux . ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1891 . ref ref name DOAKS22 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1994 p 22 . ref A strategos military governor is attested on the island in Arabs Arab sources between 687 and 695, and it is at that time that the island was probably made into a theme. ref name Listes harvnb Oikonomides 1972 p 351 . ref The theme was based in Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse , traditionally the chief city of Sicily. It comprised not only the island, which was divided into tourma tourmai , but also the mainland duchy of Calabria Greek lang grc , doukaton Kalavrias , which extended roughly up to the river Crati ... 1952 p 179 . ref The Muslim conquest of Sicily Muslim conquest of the island began in 826. Following .... The post of strategos of Sicily was thus retained as the official title until the mid 10th century ... Category Byzantine Sicily Category States and territories established in the 7th century Category ... more details
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