Talk:Messina

"Messene"?
Was it also called Messene at some point, maybe after the Greek city of that same name?

A new chunk
The following splendid footnote appeared in earlier versions (e.g. this one) of Sicilian Baroque:


 * The Sicilian city most closely related for geographical reasons to mainland Italy, once contained some of Sicily's finest buildings. The city's history though is probably amongst the most turbulent and catastrophic of Sicily. Its Renaissance buildings, almost unique to Sicily, shared the repeated misfortunes of the city. Much was destroyed not only in the earthquake of 1693, but again by earthquakes in 1783, and yet again in 1908. What precious buildings remained to record Messina's glorious architectural past were destroyed in bombing raids in 1943. However, destruction caused by methods beyond the city's control were not the only cause of its misfortune. The city's rebellion against the Spanish, supported by the French, in 1676 failed. The Spanish then withdrew the city's privileges and powers beginning a huge decline in its wealth and prosperity. The city sank into poverty and obscurity. The Porta Grazia, the entrance to the long destroyed citadel built by the Spanish to suppress the townspeople, is one of the few remaining pre-1693 buildings to survive.

However splendid, it seems only dubiously necessary to that article, and much more suitable in this one. --Hoary 12:59, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

It is erroneous to state that the 1943 bombing raids destroyed what remained of Messina's past. The 1908 earthquake and its urban renovation caused most of the loss to Messina's architectural past and irrevocably altered the street layout. The bombings mostly destroyed the newer edifices as well as the newly renovated interior of the Duomo Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:46, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Flag
I added the flag. --Tornado127 (talk) 20:24, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

New sections?
It seems like there should be sections on Economics (Tourism, Port activity), Politics and Culture. Ideally, also some consideration of the relation of this city to the Italian mainland would be warranted. 69.125.134.86 (talk) 08:15, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

I agree. It needs to be fleshed out. I am presently moving the images to their proper sections. Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:01, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

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The original name and its orgins
>>Founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC, Messina was originally called Zancle (Greek: Ζάγκλη), from the ζάγκλον meaning "scythe" because of the shape of its natural harbour (though a legend attributes the name to King Zanclus)<<

The Greek word for "scythe" is δρέπανοσ(drepanos). The name Zancle sounds suspiciously Etruscan.
 * The article is wrong about this detail. Zankle is supposed to be a Sicel word (not Greek); the ancient historians tell us that it was either the name of a Sicel king (says Diodorus) or the Sicel word for sickle (says Thucydides). Some ancient coins minted in the city have reached us, having the word DANKLE written under the figure of a dolphin depicted inside of a right-pointing, sickle-shaped harbour. --82.49.51.218 (talk) 17:10, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

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Family Last Names: "Messina"
Any Connections To The Town Mess82 (talk) 12:49, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes. The surname Messina indicates that the original bearer was a native of Messina. It is one of the most widely diffused Sicilian surnames. Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 13:01, 6 June 2021 (UTC)