kaid (caïd): a title used in the Kingdom of Sicily under the Normans. Originally a Saracen title meaning “master” or “leader”, it was usually given those Saracens or converted Christian Saracens who served as palatine officials or members of the curia. Sometimes, however, it was held by certain European Christians like the Englishman Thomas Brun. The Latin version found on documents was gaitus or gaytus.
Kamarina: See Camarina.
Kamenae: See Camenae.
Katane: See Catana.
Kaulonia (Lat.: Caulonia): A city of ancient Bruttium.
Keton: An athlete of ancient Locri Epizephyrii. He was victor in the Pentathlon at the Olympian Games in 448 BC.
Killichiroi: the lower class of ancient Syracuse.
King (Ital. Re): A national ruler or sovereign leader
Kniaziewicz, Karol: (b. May 4, 1762, at Courland, Poland; d. May 9, 1842, at Paris). Polish general. He served as commander of the 1st Polish Legion under Dombrowski in Italy during the French invasion of 1798. He distinguished himself in battles at Calvi, Terracina, Gaeta (which he captured), and in the capture of Naples.
koíniks: an ancient Oscan unit of dry measure. Equivalent of the ancient Greek choenix, it was about the same as a modern quart.
Koller, Baron Franz von: (b. Nov. 27, 1767 in Munchengratz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 25, 1826, in Naples). Austrian general. A staunch supporter of Napoleon, he accompanied that Emperor into exile on Elba in 1814. He later commanded the Austrian army that had been dispatched in 1821 to crush the reform government in Naples and restore King Ferdinand I as an autocrat. In Naples he collected a considerable library and art collection. His many antique vases were later purchased by the king of Prussia to become part of the collection of the museum of Berlin.
Konsentia (Lat. Consentia): A city of ancient Bruttium.
Krison: an athlete of ancient Himera in Sicily. He was victor in the Stadion at the Olympian Games in 448 BC, 444 BC and 440 BC.
Kroton (Croton): A city of ancient Bruttium.
Kvaisstur: a magistrate in the ancient Oscan-speaking peoples of southern Italy.
Kyme (Lat. Cumae): See Cumae.