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The south occidental entrance of the Pollino’ Park is
located in the southern area of the Park which is well
orographically delimited by a mountain mass standing
in direction to the Thyrrenian coast named Mount of
Orsomarso, which are separated from the Mounts of
Pollino by the Plane of Campotense. Among the most
important mounts we can name the Mount Pellegrino
(1987 m); the Mount la Mula (1935 m); La Montea
(1825m); Monte la Caccia (1744 m); Mount Palanuda
(1632 m). Among the main rivers which have their
origin in the mounts of Orsomarso we find the rivers
Argentino, Abatemarco, Lao and Rosa.
In this geographical context, the human presence
has remote origins. The discovery of obsidian objects
or volcanic glass in different places prove the human
presence since the Neolithic, as well as a stream or
population through the coast range which has its
origin in the Eolie Islands to continue later through
the valley of Crati and to the north of the Sibari
plane. There are a few remains that prove the Bronze
Age and the Iron Age.
The Greek Age is documented with very important
discoveries and with the arrival of Rome and their
villages system this area meets its real historical
dimension. The Roman village was a real structure of
agricultural production, which was very useful to
enrich the Roman dominion. This structure is located
in the valley of the river Esaro, its natural
environment until it continues in monasteries during
the Medieval times. It is in the monasteries devoted
to ritualism and to the Italic-Greek spirit where
active geopolitics evolves and where the processes of
Byzantine culture are developed. The strength of the
Byzantine geopolitics in Calabria manages to expel the
Arabian invasion at the end of the IX century, as well
as reconquer and turn the places invaded by the
Longobardians from the north of Italy.
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ADMINISTRATOR:Pierino
CALONICO
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di : Giancarlo Gramiccio (Guida Ufficiale del Parco
Nazionale del Pollino)
A Cura di:
Servizi Culturali Cooperativa "Temesa"
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