Milazzo (mēlät'tsō), town (1991 pop. 31,541), NE Sicily, Italy, on a peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the ancient Mylae. The town is a wine-trade and tuna-fishing center and is the gateway to the nearby Lipari Islands. Garibaldi completed his conquest of Sicily by defeating (June, 1860) the Bourbon troops there. Milazzo has an imposing 13th-century castle (now a prison) and a 16th-century cathedral.
Milazzo
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| Comune di Milazzo | |
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| Coordinates: 38°13′N 15°14′E / 38.217°N 15.233°ECoordinates: 38°13′N 15°14′E / 38.217°N 15.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Santamarina, Bastione, Grazia, S.Pietro, S.Marco, S.Giovanni, Fiumarella |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Lorenzo Italiano (since May 17, 2005) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 24.23 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 32,650 |
| - Density | 1,347.5/km2 (3,490/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Milesi/Milazzesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 98057 |
| Dialing code | 090 |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen |
| Saint day | December 26 |
| Website | Official website |
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Milazzo. |
Milazzo (Sicilian: Milazzu, Latin: Mylae[1]) is a town and comune on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy. It lies 50 km from Messina, just north of the road to Palermo. It is located on a peninsula called Capo di Milazzo.
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History
Several civilisations settled in Milazzo and left signs of their presence from the Neolithic age. In Homer's Odyssey Milazzo is the place where Ulysses is shipwrecked and meets Polyphemus.
Historically, the town originated as the ancient Mylae, an outpost of Zancle, occupied before 648 BC, perhaps as early as 716 BC [2]. It was taken by the Athenians in 426 BC. The people of Rhegium planted here the exiles from Naxos and Catana in 395 BC as a counterpoise to Dionysius' foundation of Tyndaris; but Dionysius soon took it. In the bay Duilius won the first Roman naval victory over the Carthaginians (260 BC).
In 36 BC the naval battle of Mylae was fought offshore. The fleet of Octavian, commanded by Marcus Agrippa, engaged that of Sextus Pompey. While the battle was nearly a draw, Sextus could not replace his losses, and was thus weaker at the following battle of Naulochus (36 BC), where he was utterly defeated[3].
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, under the Byzantines, the town became one of the first episcopal seats of Sicily. in the 7th century Milazzo was conquered by the Arabs, who built here the first nucleus of the castle. Frederick II of Hohenstaufen further fortified the town and created here a personal hunting park. The castle was later mostly rebuilt in the age of Charles V of Spain.
Milazzo was also the seat of a battle in 1718 between Spain and Austria, and of another fought by Giuseppe Garibaldi against the Kingdom of Two Sicilies during his Expedition of the Thousand.
Main sights
- Castello di Milazzo
- Rock church of St. Anthony of Padua
- Sanctuary of St. Francis of Paola
Transportation
The port of Milazzo is a departure point for ferries to the Aeolian Islands and Naples.
References
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 47, notes.)
- ^ E. A. Freeman, History of Sicily, I., pp. 395, 587
- ^ Dio 49.1-18
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