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Francesca Luppino
Francesca Luppino

The first settlers of Sicily included Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, and Spanish. Over centuries of invasion and rule by various civilizations, Sicily became a mixture of cultures that made Sicilian people open-minded. The city of Messina was founded by Greeks and conquered by Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Normans over time. A prominent figure from Messina, Gaetano Martino, worked to unite Europe and was a key participant in the 1955 Messina Conference that led to the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community.

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HISTORY
The first settlers that lived in your Country¡­ In Italy there were many people of Indo-European origins as Etruscans, Latins, Umbrians¡­ In Sicily the first settlers were the Phoenicians. After the 8th century B.C., people from Greece settled on the coast of south-Italy (giving rise to Magna Grecia) and founded several cities including Messina, Giardini Naxos, Agrigento, Syracuse.
Our city Messina¡­ Messina was founded with the name of ¡®Zancle¡¯, which means ¡®sickle¡¯. The Roman conquest began in 264 B.C. and they established, in the Empire that was created, a first form of globalization. After the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Messina was conquered by Byzantines and Arabs. In 1060 A.D. it was colonized by the Normans and, thanks to them, it achieved a very big success, becoming, for a very long time, the richest Sicilian city. In 1674, it tried to rebel to Spain but suffered repression.
Cultural contribution ¡­ All these people gave their cultural contribution, leaving us monuments, traditions and mores that are fundamental for our cultural heritage. Also, Sicily was invaded by Phoenicians (around 734 B.C.) and Carthaginians ( in the 6th century), who founded some cities such as Mozia and Solunto, before the Greeks¡¯ arrival.
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Mix of many civilizations Over the centuries in Italy lots of wars and violence in general occurred. The current situation of the Sicilian society in particular is the result of the mixture of many civilizations and this makes sicilian people open-minded to other cultures and races.
Gaetano Martino, who studied medicine and was a university teacher and rector of Messina and Rome University, was also an Italian Minister and he tied inextricably his name to the idea of a united Europe, the Europe of Messina, as it was called in those days.
Gaetano Martino¡¯s ideal ? Gaetano Martino¡¯s ideal was to unite Europe for good causes, and that¡¯s the point that is at the basis of globalism. Gaetano Martino was one of the participants of the Messina Conference, held in the Salon of the Flags of the Town Hall in Messina in 1955, which would lead to the Treaty of Rome in 1957. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1962 to 1964. Gaetano Martino was head of the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the fifteenth and sixteenth UN General Assembly in New York.
Video made by Federica Barresi Chiara Costantino

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Our Country:History

  • 2. The first settlers that lived in your Country¡­ In Italy there were many people of Indo-European origins as Etruscans, Latins, Umbrians¡­ In Sicily the first settlers were the Phoenicians. After the 8th century B.C., people from Greece settled on the coast of south-Italy (giving rise to Magna Grecia) and founded several cities including Messina, Giardini Naxos, Agrigento, Syracuse.
  • 3. Our city Messina¡­ Messina was founded with the name of ¡®Zancle¡¯, which means ¡®sickle¡¯. The Roman conquest began in 264 B.C. and they established, in the Empire that was created, a first form of globalization. After the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Messina was conquered by Byzantines and Arabs. In 1060 A.D. it was colonized by the Normans and, thanks to them, it achieved a very big success, becoming, for a very long time, the richest Sicilian city. In 1674, it tried to rebel to Spain but suffered repression.
  • 4. Cultural contribution ¡­ All these people gave their cultural contribution, leaving us monuments, traditions and mores that are fundamental for our cultural heritage. Also, Sicily was invaded by Phoenicians (around 734 B.C.) and Carthaginians ( in the 6th century), who founded some cities such as Mozia and Solunto, before the Greeks¡¯ arrival.
  • 6. Mix of many civilizations Over the centuries in Italy lots of wars and violence in general occurred. The current situation of the Sicilian society in particular is the result of the mixture of many civilizations and this makes sicilian people open-minded to other cultures and races.
  • 7. Gaetano Martino, who studied medicine and was a university teacher and rector of Messina and Rome University, was also an Italian Minister and he tied inextricably his name to the idea of a united Europe, the Europe of Messina, as it was called in those days.
  • 8. Gaetano Martino¡¯s ideal ? Gaetano Martino¡¯s ideal was to unite Europe for good causes, and that¡¯s the point that is at the basis of globalism. Gaetano Martino was one of the participants of the Messina Conference, held in the Salon of the Flags of the Town Hall in Messina in 1955, which would lead to the Treaty of Rome in 1957. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1962 to 1964. Gaetano Martino was head of the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the fifteenth and sixteenth UN General Assembly in New York.
  • 9. Video made by Federica Barresi Chiara Costantino