gabella: a term for tax or rent formerly used in Sicily. The term derives from the Arabic kabala (=tax).
gabelloto (Lat. gabellotus): A Sicilian term for a person who rents an estate from a landowner and sublets portions of it to peasant farmers; a tax-farmer or the manager of a landowner’s estate. The term derives from gabella = “rent.”
Gaeta: A port city in the province of Latina, on the southern coast of Lazio. It formerly was a part of the Campanian province of Caserta. It was a principal citadel for the kingdom of Naples and often served as a sanctuary for both the kings of the Regio and the popes.
Rulers of Gaeta:
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AD 839-866 |
Constantine: First Hypatus of Gaeta. He was the son of Count Anatolius, a Byzantine Greek noble. He soon raised his son Marinus I to share rule with him. |
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AD 839-866 |
Marinus I. Son of Constantine. He held the title of co-Hypatus and/or comes (count). |
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AD 866-906 |
Docibilis I. He was married to Matrona, daughter of Bonus and probably niece of Constantine. It appears that he overthrew Constantine and Marinus I. He first ruled as prefect, taking the title of hypatus in 877. Soon after taking power he associated his son John I with rule of Gaeta. |
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AD 867/906-933 |
John I |
Gaetano: A male personal name found mainly in the regions of Campania and Sicily. It derives from an earlier Latin form Caietanus, meaning “inhabitant of Caita (mod. Gaeta).”
Gaggi (ME): A commune in the province of Messina.
History: Founded in the 9th Century as Hagg (= pilgrim) by the Saracens, the name was changed to Scaggi under the Normans. This eventually evolved into Kaggi, which it remained until 1939, when the name was officially changed to Gaggi. The Norman king Roger II gave the town to the Monastery of Savoca. Afterwards attached to the town of Taormina, in 1639 it became a fief of the Berriles, the Princes Branciforte of Scordia. It later came into the possession of the Marchese De Spuches, remaining a possession of that family until 1760.
Gagliano Aterno (AQ): A commune in the province of L‘Aquila. Population: 312 (2006e).
Gagliano Castelferrato (EN): A commune in the province of Enna. Population: 3,788 (2006e).
Gagliano del Capo (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce. Population: 5,484 (2006e).
Gagliardi, Rosario: (b. 1698, at Siracusa; d. 1762). Architect. A leading promoter of the Sicilian Baroque style, he designed the cathedral at Modica in 1702. Other examples of his work is the domed basilica of S. Giorgio (1744-66), with its great approaching staircase of 250 steps, and many of the palazzi and churches in the rebuilt Noto.
Gagliato (CZ): A commune in the province of Catanzaro. Population: 556 (2006e).
Gaius, St.: (dates uncertain). Martyr. With fellow martyrs Fortunatus (1) and Antus, he is one of the patron saints of Salerno.
Galati Mamertino (ME): A commune in the province of Messina.
Galatina (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce. Population: 27,659 (2006e).
Galatone (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce. Population: 15,884 (2006e).
Galatro (RC): A commune in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Gallicchio (PZ): A commune in the province of Potenza.
Gallipoli (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce. Population: 21,204 (2006e). A seaport city in southern Puglia situated on a rocky peninsula on the east coast of the gulf of Taranto. The name derives from the Greek kallipolis (= beautiful town).
Gallo Matese (CE): A commune in the province of Caserta. Population: 719 (2006e).
Gallodoro (ME): A commune in the province of Messina.
Gallonistus: (fl. Mid 7th Century AD). Ecclesiatic. He is the first known bishop of Adria. In 649, he attended a synod in Rome called by Pope Martin I.
Galluccio (CE): A commune in the province of Caserta. Population: 2,342 (2006e).
Galofaro: An alternate name for the Capo di Faro.
Galugnano (LE): A commune in the province of Lecce.
Gambatesa (CB): A commune in the province of Campobasso. Population: 1,635 (2006e).
Gamberale (CH): A commune in the province of Chieti. Population: 369 (2006e).
Gamorai: The noble class of ancient Syracuse. It’s members claimed descent from the city’s original colonists.
Gangi (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo.
Garaguso (MT): A commune in the province of Matera. Population: 1,171 (2006e).
Gargano, Giovanni: (b. March 1907, Bitonto). Librettist with the Compagnia d’operette.
Garigliano, River: A river in south-central Italy. It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari (also known as Rapido) and Liri. The name Garigliano actually derives from “Gari-Lirano” (that is “Gari from the Liri”). For the most part of its 40 km length, the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of Lazio and Campania. Known as the Verde (=Green) river in medieval times, it marked the southern boundary of the Papal States.