...The northeastern part of the limestone Monte Carpegna overlooks the city of Rimini and forms Monte Titano (726m above sea level) facing the Po plain. The summit of this mountain is the capital of the Republic of San Marino, with a population of 4,300 (1993). According to legend, the origin of the country is said to be in the mid-4th century, when Marinus, a Christian stonemason from the island of Arbe in Dalmatia, settled on Monte Titano and formed a kind of commune with his fellow Christians. By the 11th century, they had built an impregnable fortress that took advantage of the terrain to prepare for invasions by Muslims, Normans, and others. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Marinus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…石灰岩質のカルペーニャ山の北東部はリミニの町を見下ろし,ポー平原に面してそそり立つティタノ山(標高726m)をなしていて,その山頂部が共和国の首都サン・マリノであり,ここに4300人(1993)の住民が住んでいる。 伝説によれば,4世紀半ばごろダルマティア地方のアルベ島からやって来たキリスト教徒の石工マリヌスMarinusがティタノ山に住みつき,仲間のキリスト教徒とともに一種のコミューンをかたちづくったのが,この国の起源であるとされている。イスラム教徒,ノルマンなどの侵入に備えて地勢を生かした難攻不落の城塞を11世紀ごろまでにつくり上げた。… ※「Marinus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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