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Giglio means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of Medici Florence, it originally derives from the Latin name of the island, Igilium, which in turn could be related to the Ancient Greek name of the neighbouring Capraia, Αἰγύλιον (Aigýlion, Latinized as Aegilium), [3] from αἴξ aíx "goat".
They became such an important part of papal coinage that even the Antipope John XXIII struck them. [11] Silver gigliato of Hélion de Villeneuve, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, 1319–1346. Other mints in Provence, especially those along the Rhône river imitated the gigliato [12] but one native of Provence took them farther afield.
Giglio Island, an Italian island and municipality of Tuscany Giglio Castello, Giglio Porto and Giglio Campese: hamlets of the island; Giglio v. United States, a U.S. Supreme Court criminal procedure case; Santa Maria Zobenigo, or Santa Maria del Giglio, a church in Venice, Italy; Stadio Giglio, a multi-purpose stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy
Greeks in Italy have been present since the migrations of traders and colonial foundations in the 8th century BC, continuing down to the present time. Nowadays, there is an ethnic minority known as the Griko people, [4] who live in the Southern Italian regions of Calabria (Province of Reggio Calabria) and Apulia, especially the peninsula of Salento, within the ancient Magna Graecia region, who ...
Giglio is fashion brand that sells online and in stores located in Palermo, Italy. The company has its origins in the 1960s, operating 80 multi-brand stores and ecommerce through Giglio.com. [ 1 ] Giglio sells luxury and fashion products and accessories [ 2 ] with the majority of sales occurring through its website.
Giglio Castello is located upon a hill in the centre of Giglio Island, between the villages of Giglio Campese and Giglio Porto, and it is the municipal capital of the comune. It is an ancient medieval borough characterized by the majestic walls of a fortress. [3] Castello is divided into the quarters of Casamatta, Centro, Cisterna and Rocca.
The naval Battle of Giglio or Montecristo was a military clash between a fleet of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and a fleet of the Republic of Genoa in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It took place on Friday, May 3, 1241 between the islands of Montecristo and Giglio in the Tuscan Archipelago and ended with the victory of the Imperial fleet.
It was common to hear Barbarian languages in the Italian peninsula and to hear Greek in Rome, largely because the Greeks dominated the economic life of Rome. This dependence caused tension with the Romans, so in 440 the western emperor Valentinian III decided to expel "all the Greek merchants" from the city. This caused a total famine which ...