Syracuse -- medieval

Norman Kingdom of Sicily

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Appearance

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Climate

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Economy

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Pilgrimage

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Geography

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History

Prehistory

Roman Occupation

The Middle Ages

Timeline

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Current Events

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Politics

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Population

• Likely Population, 1100 A.D. ????

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Citizens of Bremen

Clergy

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Source

http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/frankish-names.php

Craftsmen

Criminals

Crusaders

Patriciate

Students

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Festivities

• Twelfth Night (January) -- Religious festival and feasts celebrating the visit of the Wise Men, or Magi, following the birth of Jesus.
• St Valentine's Day (February) -- The Medieval festival celebrating love - singing, dancing and pairing games.
• Carnival (Late February - Early March) --
• Easter (March) -- Easter celebrated by the Mystery plays depicting the crucifixion.

Lent (40 days)

Ash Wednesday (start of Lent)

Holy Week (last week of Lent before Easter)

Good Friday (end of Lent)

Easter Sunday

• All Fool's Day (April) -- The Jesters, or Lords of Misrule, took charge for the day and caused mayhem with jokes and jests!
• May Day (May) -- May Day was a spring festival celebrating May Day when a Queen of the May was chosen and villagers danced around the maypole.
• Midsummer Eve (June) -- Midsummer Eve, the Mummers entertained at the 'Festival of Fire' reliving legends such as St George and the Dragon. Bones were often burned leading to the term 'bonfire'. The summer Solstice was June 23rd.
• St. Swithin's Day (July) -- St. Swithin's Day falls on 15th July. Legend says that during the bones of St Swithin were moved and after the ceremony it began to rain and continued to do so for forty days.
• Lammas Day (August) -- Lammas Day was celebrated on August 2nd. The ' loaf-mass ' day, the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. Houses were sometimes decorated with garlands and there were candle lit processions.
• Michaelmas (September) -- The 29th September was when Michaelmas celebrated the life of St Michael and the traditional food on Michaelmas was goose or chicken.
• St Crispin's Day (October) -- October 25th celebrating St Crispin's Day. Revels and bonfires and people acted as 'King Crispin' .
• All Souls Day (November) -- The Day of the Dead - All Souls Day or All Hallow's Day ( Halloween ) when revels were held and bonfires were lit.
• Christmas (December) -- December 25 is celebrated as the birthday of Christ.

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Fortifications

The Walls of Syracuse

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Inns

Source

https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/inn/

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Law & Lawlessness

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Monuments

Amphitheaters

• Ear of Dionysius
• Greek Theater
• Roman Amphitheater

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Aqueducts

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Arches (Triumphal)

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Baths

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Bridges

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Catacombs of

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Cemeteries

• Grotticelli Nechropolis --
• Necropolis of Pantalica --
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Columns

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Fountains

• Fountain of Arethusa

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Gardens

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Statues

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Temples

• Temple of Apollo
• Temple of Olympian Zeus
• Valle dei Templi

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Tombs

• Tomb of Archimedes

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Hospitals

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Markets

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Private Residences

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Taverns

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Religion

Roman Catholic Syracuse

Churches

• Duomo of Syracuse

Convents

Monasteries

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Visitors

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Whore Houses

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Vampires of Syracuse

Assamites

• Sharif Najm -- Leader of the Assamites (Vizier Caste)
• Navid Amjad -- Chief warrior

Followers of Set

• Shat -- Leader of Setites in the City and Follower of the Path of the Serpent
• Ameniritis -- Follower of the Path of War

Lasombra

• Eirini -- Childe of Ahumm, princess of Syracuse {Missing or Possibly deceased}
• Lady Mortis -- Neonate Childe of Sybil

Nosferatu

• Sotiria Marinos -- Eldest Nosferatu and Christian nun
• Boemund Burce -- Norman French Knight turned to beggar king

Ravnos

• Madame Bianca -- Vadoma of the Gypsies

Toreador

• Maria Michelakakis -- Elder Toreador and Leader of the Clan of Roses
• Quentin de La Reue -- Norman French Knight

True Brujah

• Arkhias the Aristocrat -- true Brujah Ancient
• Hiero Arrabbiato -- Italian warrior

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Crucesignatis (Crusaders)

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Incognitos (Strangers and Aliens)

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Memoria pro Mortuis (Remembrances for the Dead)

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Wraiths of medieval Syracuse

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Storytelling Medieval Syracuse

Mood of Medieval Syracuse:

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Stories of medieval Syracuse

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Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_Sicily

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