Mileto
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Mileto is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
in the Italian
region Calabria
, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia
.
Mileto is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mileto.
by Greek fugitives from Miletus
(Miletos in Greek; hence the name) in Anatolia
, which had been destroyed by Darius.
Roger I of Sicily
, the last great leader of the Norman conquest of southern Italy
, died here of old age. Roger's son and also a Count of Sicily, Simon
also died in the town, when he was 12 years old.
In 1807 it was the location of the Battle of Mileto
between the French and Neapolitan
armies.
Mileto suffered from numerous earthquakes, especially from those of 1905 and 1906, and, although in a less degree, from that of 28 December, 1908, which destroyed Reggio and Messina.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
Province of Vibo Valentia
The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...
.
Mileto is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mileto.
History
According to tradition, the city was founded, not far from the site of the ancient MedamaMedama
The word medama may refer to the following:*The Japanese word 目玉 literally meaning "eyeball"*Medama-oyaji , a character form GeGeGe no Kitaro*Medama , a genus of moths*Greek name for Nicotera...
by Greek fugitives from Miletus
Miletus
Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia , near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria...
(Miletos in Greek; hence the name) in Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, which had been destroyed by Darius.
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I , called Bosso and the Great Count, was the Norman Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was the last great leader of the Norman conquest of southern Italy.-Conquest of Calabria and Sicily:...
, the last great leader of the Norman conquest of southern Italy
Norman conquest of southern Italy
The Norman conquest of southern Italy spanned the late eleventh and much of the twelfth centuries, involving many battles and many independent players conquering territories of their own...
, died here of old age. Roger's son and also a Count of Sicily, Simon
Simon, Count of Sicily
Simon of Hauteville , called Simon de Hauteville in French and Simone D'Altavilla in Italian, was the eldest son and successor of Roger the Great Count, count of Sicily, and Adelaide del Vasto, under whose regency he reigned....
also died in the town, when he was 12 years old.
In 1807 it was the location of the Battle of Mileto
Battle of Mileto
The Battle of Mileto was a battle of the War of the Third Coalition. It occurred on 28 May 1807 in Calabria during an attempt by the Bourbon Kingdom of Sicily to re-conquer its possessions in continental Italy, known as the Kingdom of Naples...
between the French and Neapolitan
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
armies.
Mileto suffered from numerous earthquakes, especially from those of 1905 and 1906, and, although in a less degree, from that of 28 December, 1908, which destroyed Reggio and Messina.