{"id":443,"date":"2013-03-14T16:27:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg"},"modified":"2013-03-14T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:27:44","slug":"caccamo8-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=443","title":{"rendered":"The Town of C\u00e0ccamo"},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Castle Matthew Bonnellus C\u00e0ccamo Palermo Mount Calogero town development military tactics governance commerce castle construction\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-332x249.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type of Site: Castle<br \/>\nDate: ca. 1060-1100 CE<br \/>\nDescription:<br \/>\n     The town of C\u00e0ccamo was built on the area surrounding Mount Calogero, where the castle itself was first constructed. The castle was built by the rich Norman noble Matthew Bonnellus, who was best remembered for his part in the conspiracy to assassinate the Emir, Maio of Bari. Towns like C\u00e0ccamo were not unusual to be found around castles and other fortresses of similar design for several reasons. The most logical decision to build around a castle was for the protection that it would have provided. C\u00e0ccamo also had the added benefit of being constructed on a mountain that made it a tactically advantageous position in case of attack. The enemy would be slowed by their upward momentum and would be open to attack due to lack of cover as they climbed. The Norman strongholds would also serve a second purpose as centers of governing for the surrounding area. The villages and towns could profit from their proximity to the castle where commerce was most likely to flourish.<br \/>\nModern Province: (PA) Palermo<br \/>\nModern Town: C\u00e0ccamo<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of C\u00e0ccamo<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Castle Matthew Bonnellus C\u00e0ccamo Palermo Mount Calogero town development military tactics governance commerce castle construction","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":700,"height":525,"file":"2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Caccamo8-150x150.jpeg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-150x150.jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"Caccamo8-300x225.jpeg","width":300,"height":225,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-300x225.jpeg"},"slider-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-700x395.jpeg","width":700,"height":395,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-700x395.jpeg"},"teaser-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-332x249.jpeg","width":332,"height":249,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-332x249.jpeg"},"gallery-1-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-432x432.jpeg","width":432,"height":432,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-432x432.jpeg"},"gallery-2-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-268x268.jpeg","width":268,"height":268,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-268x268.jpeg"},"gallery-3-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-268x164.jpeg","width":268,"height":164,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-268x164.jpeg"},"video-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo8-700x393.jpeg","width":700,"height":393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8-700x393.jpeg"},"full":{"file":"Caccamo8.jpeg","width":700,"height":525,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":0,"credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":0,"copyright":"","focal_length":0,"iso":0,"shutter_speed":0,"title":""}},"post":744,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo8.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=443"}]}}