JOURNAL ARTICLE

THE KINGDOM(S) OF SICILY IN JOHANNES OF ALTA SILVA'S DOLOPATHOS (DE REGE ET SEPTEM SAPIENTIBUS).

  • Published In: Medium Aevum, 2025, v. 94, n. 1. P. 197 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: GIBSON, CRAIG A. 3 of 3

Abstract

The article argues that in Dolopathos (De rege et septem sapientibus),Johannes of Alta Silva presents Sicily, Italy, not as an island but as an expansive land-based kingdom centred on Palermo and extending toward Rome. It suggests that this fictional geography reflects twelfth-century Norman and papal propaganda surrounding Roger II and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, which promoted the idea of an ancient Sicilian monarchy with Palermo, Italy as its capital.

Additional Information

  • Source:Medium Aevum. 2025/01, Vol. 94, Issue 1, p197
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0025-8385
  • DOI:10.65290/QUHD3100
  • Accession Number:191882950

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