Ozymandias in Sicily
Aug 05, 2021
3 minutes
he Sicilian town of Piazza Armerina developed in the 11th century during the Norman domination of Sicily. It was first settled by Saracens and later populated by immigrants from Lombardy, which helps to explain traces of a unique dialect in the native speech. The odd name evidently stems from the fact the town was simply known as “Piazza” – which can mean both “square” and “market” – for centuries, because it was the local market centre. “Armerina” was added later to acknowledge one of the town’s hills,
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