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Palermo

Also known as Panormus

Palermo is the capital of Sicily, on a bay of the island's north-western coast. Founded by the Phoenicians and known to Greeks and Romans as Panormus, it was taken by the Aghlabids in 831 and became the capital of the Emirate of Sicily and then of the Norman kingdom, whose first king was crowned there in 1130. The Sicilian Vespers revolt began there in 1282.

Palermo
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Mentioned in 3 profiles

Kingdom of SicilyFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline, SummaryKingdom of NaplesFoundation, DeclineByblosFoundation

Mentioned in 9 state histories

PanormusSelinousTheme of SicilyEmirate of SicilyCounty of SicilyRepublic of PisaKingdom of SicilyKingdom of AfricaSicilian Kingdom of 1848

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Palermo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/palermo
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