Amato (
Calabrian: ; ) is an
Arbëreshë
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* Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name
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comune
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'' and
town
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in the
province of Catanzaro
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Catanza ...
in the
Calabria
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region of
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.
History
Amato is one of the oldest towns in Calabria. It is mentioned by the Greek philosopher
Aristotle
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and by the Roman
Pliny the Elder
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in one of his books. He calls it "Sinus Lametinus" (Lametino Harbour).
It appears that the people of Amato originated from the ancient city of Lametia, on the promontory of the
Gulf of Saint Euphemia, near the mouth of the Amato River. It was one of the most thriving cities of ancient
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.
It was destroyed during the late age of the
Western Roman Empire
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, the inhabitants taking shelter in the nearby
Nicastro
Nicastro is a town in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Since 1968 it constitutes, together with Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia, the city of Lamezia Terme.
Geography
It is situated on the isthmus bet ...
. A settlement is mentioned again only starting from the 12th century.
References
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Arbëresh settlements
Cities and towns in Calabria