Diamante

摘要

On the Mediterranean coast of Calabria, Diamante sparkles like the gem it's named for. It's not certain why it's called Diamante, but the town's history does go back several millennia, first to the Focesi people and then the Romans. It was an important trade point between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea. Diamante gained status in the Middle Ages when it was under the feudal authority of the Sanseverino family and the prince ordered defenses to be built against possible Saracen invasions. When the threats abated and the powerful Neapolitan Carafa family took the domain, the population started moving to the sea and increased the town's commerce with Naples, Salerno, Amalfi and Sicily.