Tauromenion

Japanese: Tauromenion
Tauromenion

...Population: 10,905 (1990). Known as the Sicilian Paradise, in ancient times it was called Tauromenion and was a key transportation hub located between Messina and Catania. At the end of the 9th century it was the center of Byzantine Sicily, but at the beginning of the 10th century it was conquered by the Arabs.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口1万0905(1990)。シチリアの楽園として知られ,古代にはタウロメニオンTauromenionと呼ばれ,メッシナとカターニアの中間に位置する交通の要衝であった。9世紀末には,ビザンティン領シチリアの中心であったが,10世紀初め,アラブに征服された。…

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