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Amalfi
Amalfi , town (1991 pop. 5,589), in Campania, S Italy, a small fishing port on the Gulf of Sorrento. Built on a mountain slope, it is also a picturesque seaside resort. According to legend, Amalfi was founded by the Romans; it later became (9th cent. AD) an early Italian maritime republic. It rivaled Pisa, Venice, and Genoa in wealth and power and had a population of about 70,000. Amalfi's maritime code, the Tavole Amalfitane, had wide influence until the 18th cent. Amalfi reached its zenith in the 11th cent. Thereafter it declined fairly rapidly; it was captured (1131) by the Normans and sacked (1135, 1137) by the Pisans, and in 1343 a storm destroyed much of the town. Of note in Amalfi is the Sicilian-Arab cathedral (11th cent., with numerous later additions), which has an imposing facade, fine bronze doors cast (1066) in Constantinople, and a stunning cloister ( chiostro del Paradiso ). The Amalfi Coast, running from Salerno to Sorrento, is famous for its rugged scenery. |
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"Amalfi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Amalfi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Amalfi.html "Amalfi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Amalfi.html |
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Amalfi
Amalfi, Campania/Italy Said to have been founded in c.320 by, and named after, Amalfo Romano, a captain in the army of Constantine I the Great†. Alternatively, it has been suggested that it may come from a stem melf with the sense of a ‘curve’ or ‘concave gulf’, a description, perhaps, of the ravine in the Mulini Valley in which the coastal town lies. By the 9th century it was a city‐state which developed into a maritime republic rivalling Genoa, Pisa, and Venice in importance and influence. Having been sacked by the Pisans in 1135 and 1137, it went into a rapid decline, its population falling from about 50 000 in its heyday to little more than 5 000.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Amalfi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Amalfi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Amalfi.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Amalfi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Amalfi.html |
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