Giuseppe Musolino
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Giuseppe Musolino, also known as the "Brigante Musolino" or the "King of Aspromonte," was an Italian brigand and folk hero. Musolino received great notoriety and admiration in Calabria for escaping pr
Giuseppe Musolino
Urbino, near where Musolino was captured in 1901
A sketch of Musolino produced around the time of his 1902 trial
Fort Longone, where Musolino was imprisoned from 1902-1946
Brigandage
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Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person who lives by pillage and robbery.
Giuseppe Musolino
…Giuseppe Musolino (September 24, 1876 – January 22, 1956), also known as the "Brigante Musolino" or the "King of Aspromonte," was an Italian brigand and folk hero. Musolino received great notoriety and admiration in Calabria for escaping prison and committing a string of murders in retaliation for…
Italian Brigands Surprised by Papal Troops (Horace Vernet, 1831)
Xaver Hohenleiter and his robber band
A small band of brigands from Bisaccia, photographed in 1862
Carmine Crocco