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Imperial Rock - Aragonese's Castle

Il Castello di Rocca Imperiale appare come un’enorme nave di pietra, la prua rivolta verso Sud, le grigie fiancate protette da torri simmetriche, e sopra coperta, il cassero scagliato nel cielo. E' circondato da un muro di cinta provvisto di parapetto, che forma il fossato largo e profondo circa 8 metri; di un ponte levatoio esterno, di una via sopraelevata racchiusa in un bastione merlato anch’esso a sperone, alto 20 metri e di un secondo ponte levatoio più grande, interno, che chiudeva il portale di ingresso.Nella rocca, scaloni, arcate, fornici e spiazzali sorprendono ancora per il senso di vastità che vi impera; ma destano ancora assai meraviglia le previdenze e gli accorgimenti per rendere l’edificio inespugnabile, mediante l’assicurazione dei rifornimenti logistici con locali per deposito di olio e di grano, cinque cisterne a decantazione d’acqua ed una finestra che dà sulla costa scoscesa ad Occidente, nonché le sporgenze delle torri, un triplice ordine orizzontale di feritoie e una lunga serie di merli per battere efficacemente da ogni punto e con pochi uomini il suolo circostante.Non mancano scuderie razionali per i cavalli del signore e degli uomini d’arme, casematte, sotterranei, corridoi intercomunicanti e trombe per l’aerazione nelle torri; anzi diverse gallerie furono interrate e si dice che ve ne fosse una, ora non rintracciabile, di uscita segreta all’esterno. Uno stanzone tetro tuttora esistente custodiva i prigionieri e più giù, dopo una serie di ambienti vari, era la sala dei supplizi, nella volta della quale è ancora infisso un anello di ferro che serviva per dare i tratti di fune e forse anche per le impiccagioni.

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Taken: 05/02/2012
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Published: 06/02/2012
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More About Italy

The name "Italy" is shrouded in mystery; some etymologists trace it to a Greek word meaning "the land of young cattle."Italy was fond of Jupiter and Mars from the very start, Jupiter for fatherly good luck and Mars for war!But it all began with Rome. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus who were sons of Rhea and Mars.The twins were abandoned at birth out of a fear that they would grow up and later overthrow Amelius, usurper of their grandfather's rightful throne.Wrongful mis-doings most foul! Treachery and sabotage!! HOW would these two blessed infants make their way in such a world?As it turns out, the twins didn't have to make their way very far, because one of them killed the other one and then they weren't twins anymore. But that happens later.First they got rescued by a she-wolf who suckled them with her milk and raised them as her own until they were discovered by the shepherd Faustulus.Faustulus fed them meat and bread and also raised them as his own until they were old enough to return to Amelius and hack him up as planned. They reinstated the grandfather Numitor to his rightful throne and went off to celebrate by starting a town of their own.They chose a hilly area where the mama wolf had saved them from certain death in the barren wilderness and began scouting locations.Romulus liked one hill. Remus liked another. The circle of crows like Romulus' hill, so Romulus killed Remus and named the town after himself. Thus Rome was born and Italy with it.Text by Steve Smith.


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