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Otranto (UK: / ɒ ˈ t r æ n t oʊ /, [3] US: / oʊ ˈ t r ɑː n t oʊ /, [4] [5] Italian: [ˈɔːtranto]; Salentino: Oṭṛàntu; Griko: Δερεντό, romanized: Derentò; Ancient Greek: Ὑδροῦς, romanized: Hudroûs; Latin: Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and comune in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses.
Between August and September, King Ferdinand of Naples, with the help of his cousin Ferdinand the Catholic and the Kingdom of Sicily, attempted to recapture Otranto. [9] The Christian forces besieged the city on 1 May 1481. Mehmed II was preparing for a new campaign on Italy but lost his life on 3 May. The succession issues prevented the ...
Terra d'Otranto emblem. It stems from the symbol of Aragon and is currently used as the coat of arms of the province of Lecce.. The Terra di Otranto, or Terra d'Otranto (in English, Land of Otranto), is an historical and geographical region of Apulia, largely corresponding to the Salento peninsula, anciently part of the Kingdom of Sicily and later of the Kingdom of Naples, which became a ...
Francesco Zurolo; Francesco Zurolo: Leadership; Captain: Otranto garrison: Related articles; History: Francesco Zurolo (or Zurlo) was an Italian feudal lord, baron and Italian leader.He descended from one of the most important Neapolitan families from which he owned various lands/feuds in the Kingdom of Naples, the Zurolo (or Zurlo).
Otranto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Otranto; Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Otranto, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It is the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Otranto. The cathedral was consecrated in 1088.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murdering his mother in the Republic of Ireland. The body of Mirjana Pap, 58, was found in a bog close to Clonark in County Roscommon on Monday.
More broadly, the GEC report said, China sought to leverage propaganda, censorship and “digital authoritarianism” to encourage foreign governments, journalists and civil society at large to ...
As the crypto market’s recent selloff begins to slow, Dogecoin, the largest memecoin by market cap, has taken the hardest hit. Dogecoin tumbled 25% last week amid a Bitcoin and Ethereum ...