Elevation: 24 m. Area: 32.51km². Population: 20,246 (2005). Population Density: /km² ().
Coordinates: Lat. 40°20’52″N/Long. 14°59’50″E.
Location & Setting: Part of Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.
Frazioni: Fuonti, Moio, Mattine, Frascinelle, Madonna del Carmine.
Tel. Prefix: 0974. Postal Code: 84043.
Population Designation: Agropolesi.
Historic Population Figures: 2,038(1861); 3,228(1901); 4,093(1921); 7,774(1951); 14,329(1981); 19,949(2001).
Agùglia, Mimì>: (b. Palermo, Dec. 21, 1884; d. July 31, 1970). Actress. She was a notable entertainer who performed in the theater using local Sicilian dialect.
Aguilèra, Emmanuele>: (b. Licata, 1677; d. Palermo, 1740). Jesuit historian. He was the author of a history of the Jesuits in Sicily from 1546 to 1672.
Aguirre, Francesco>: (b. 1682, Salemi [TP]; d. 1748 or 1753, Milan). Canonist.
Agyris: A tyrant of the ancient Sikel town of Agira. Second in power and wealth in Sicily only to Dionysius I of Syracuse, he formed an alliance with the latter against the threat of the Carthaginians.
Agyrion (Agyrium): (mod. Agira [EN]). A town in ancient Sicily situated on a hill overlooking the Cyamosorus (mod. Salso) and the Chrysas (mod. Dittaino), northwest of Centuripe and about 25 km northeast of Enna. It is best-known as the birthplace of the historian Diodorus Siculus. According to tradition, Herakles (Hercules) passed through the place during his tenth labor. To him was ascribed the foundation of the districts known as Iolaos and Geryon, as well as the creation of a nearby lake.
The city’s population was enlarged when Timoleon settle 10,000 Greeks there in c339 BC. This sparked a new period of growth which included a beautiful theater, believed to lie beneath the churches of S. Pietro and SS. Trinità, and of strong city walls fortified with towers. Little is known of the history of the city in Roman times.
Agyrium: See Agyrion.
Ahenobarbus, Lucius Domitius: (fl. early 1st Century BC). Roman politician. A member of an important Roman family, he served as praetor in Sicily in 96 BC, obtaining the consulship in 94 BC. A supporter of Sulla, he was murdered in Rome in 82 BC by order of Marius.
Ahima as ben Palti’ el (or Achimaaz du Oria): (b. 1017, at Capua). Hebrew chronicler. While residing at Oria, near Brindisi, he wrote an important chronicle of the events of the 9th and 10th centuries. His principal work, “Megillat ‘Ahima’az” (The Scroll of ‘Aħima’az) was originally titled “Sefer Yuħasin” (The Book of Genealogy).
Ahmad ibn Ya’qub ibn Fezara: Aghlabid governor of Sicily (r861-2).
Ahmad ibn Ya’qub ibn Modha ibn Sawada ibn Sufian ibn Salim: Aghlabid governor of Sicily (r872).
Aidone (EN): A commune in the province of Enna.
Region: Sicilia. Province: Enna.
Elevation: 800 m. Area: 209.58 km². Population: 5,380 (2006e); 5,462 (2004). Population Density: /km² ().
Coordinates: Lat. 37°24’59″N/Long. 14°26’45″E.
Tel. Prefix: 0935. Postal Code: 94010.
Population Designation: Aidonesi.
Patron Saint (s): San Lorenzo. Feast Day: Aug. 10.
Historic Population Figures: (1861); (1901); (1921); (1951); (1981); 6,057 (2001).
Situated on a mountain above Piazza Armerina, in the province of Enna, Sicily. It was settled by Lombard soldiers in the army of King Roger II. The modern inhabitants have retained a unique Lombard based local dialect. Some sources identify Aidone with ancient Herbita or Trinacia.
Aielli (AQ): A commune in the province of L’Aquila.
Region: Abruzzo. Province: L’Aquila..
Elevation: 1,021 m. Area: 34.70 km². Population: 1,506 (2006e); 1,506 (2005); 1,477 (2001). Population Density: 42.6/km² (2001).
Coordinates: Lat. 42°4’54″N/Long. 13°35’29” E.
Location & Setting: On a hill overlooking the Fucino basin, it is part of Comunità Montana Valle del Giovenco.
Frazioni: Aielli Stazione.
Tel. Prefix: 0863. Postal Code: 67041.
Population Designation: Aiellesi.
Former Names: med. Castrum Agelli..
History: Aielli was surrounded by walls in the 14th century, it was later annexed to the County of Celano. In 1915, it was severely damaged by a major earthquake.