Kingdom of Sicily
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The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in Sicily and the southern Italian Peninsula as well as, for a time, in Northern Africa, from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. It w
Roger II, the first King of Sicily
The royal mantle
Imperial troops storming Salerno in 1194
Triumph march of Henry VI into Palermo
Southern Italy
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Southern Italy, also known as Meridione or Mezzogiorno, is a macroregion of Italy consisting of its southern regions. In the 21st century, the term "Mezzogiorno" mostly refers to the regions that are
Gran Sasso d'Italia in Abruzzo, the highest peak in the Apennines and the second-highest in Italy outside the Alps
The Greek Temple of Concordia, Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Sicily
Southern Italy under Augustus
The Kingdom of Sicily at its greatest extent, during the 12th century