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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