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1 the capital of Sicily, on the NW coast: founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century bc Pop: 686 722 (2001)


Palermo

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pälĕr'mō), Lat. Panormus , city (1991 pop. 698,556), capital of Palermo prov. and of Sicily, NW Sicily, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Situated on the edge of the Conca d'Oro (Golden Conch Shell), a beautiful and fertile plain, it is Sicily's largest city and chief seaport. Manufactures include textiles, food products, chemicals, printed materials, and cement. There are also shipyards in the city. An ancient Phoenician community founded between the 8th and 6th cent. B.C. , it later became a Carthaginian military base and was conquered by the Romans in 254 B.C. –253 B.C. Palermo was under Byzantine rule from A.D. 535 to A.D. 831, when it fell to the Arabs, who held it until 1072. The city's prosperity dates from the Arab domination and continued when, under the Normans, it served (1072–1194) as the capital of the kingdom of Sicily. Under King Roger II (1130–54) and later under Emperor Frederick II (1220–50), Palermo attained its main artistic, cultural, and commercial flowering. The…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
City and seaport on the Tyrrhenian Sea, NW Sicily, Italy; capital of Sicily. It was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century bc and passed to the Romans in 254 bc and came under Byzantine control in the 6th century ad . From the 9th to 11th centuries it prospered under Arab rule. Captured…
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From Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
People have inhabited Palermo for a long time. In the 7th c. BC, the Phoenicians invaded Panormos , a city so named in Greek because of the size of its port (“all port”). Perhaps the Phoenicians named it ziz (flower); then in 480 the Carthaginians arrived. When war broke out between * Rome and * …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2001: 686,722), seaport, and capital of Sicily . Located on the Bay of Palermo, the city was founded by Phoenician traders in the 8th century bc ; it was later a Carthaginian settlement. It was taken by the Romans in 254 bc . Conquered by the Arab troops of the Aghlabid dynasty in 831, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and chief seaport of Sicily; population (2001) 652,700. It is also capital of Palermo province. Palermo is situated on the fertile, citrus-growing northern coastal plain of the Conca d'Oro, on a bay of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Industries include shipbuilding, steel, glass, textiles, and…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pälĕr'mō), Lat. Panormus , city (1991 pop. 698,556), capital of Palermo prov. and of Sicily, NW Sicily, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Situated on the edge of the Conca d'Oro (Golden Conch Shell), a beautiful and fertile plain, it is Sicily's largest city and chief seaport. Manufactures include…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
anc. Pan•or•mus or Pan•hor•mus \pa-ˈnȯr-məs\. Province of Sicily, Italy. See table at italy . anc. Pan•or•mus or Pan•hor•mus \pa-ˈnȯr-məs\. Seaport, ✽ of Sicily, also ✽ of Palermo prov., on Bay of Palermo 265 mi. (426 km.) SE of Rome; pop. (2001c) 652,640; shipbuilding center; ships fruit, glass; …
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Full text Article Palermo stone

From Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
The Palermo Stone is a document that is cited as a KING LIST but also has historical significance concerning the early eras of ancient Egypt. The stone is a fragment of diorite anfibolica and is considered a reliable source of information about certain pharaohs and their courts. It is 17 inches high…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Sunshine(average hours per day) Temperatures Discomfort from heat and humidity Precipitation and humidity Wet days(more than 1 mm/0.04 in) Average daily Highest recorded Lowest recorded Relative humidity Average monthly precipitation minimum maximum 0700 1300 °C °F °C °F °C °F °C °F % mm in Jan 4 8…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
ancient Egyptian stone of black diorite engraved toward the end of the 5th dynasty (2565–2420 B.C. ) and containing the earliest extant annals. The stone is only a small fragment of what was once a large slab. It is a hieroglyphic list of the kings of ancient Egypt before and after Menes , …
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Palermo Cathedral, 1854 (pencil, blue and brown wash)
Artist: Roberts, David (1796-1864) Location: Private Collection Credit: Palermo Cathedral, 1854 (pencil, blue and brown wash), Roberts, David (1796-1864) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / The Bridgeman Art Library Dimensions: 21.6x33.7 Date: 1854 Medium: pencil, blue and brown wash…
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