{"id":444,"date":"2013-03-14T16:27:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9.jpeg"},"modified":"2013-03-14T16:27:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:27:46","slug":"caccamo9-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=444","title":{"rendered":"Battlements and Exterior of the C\u00e0ccamo Castle"},"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\/Caccamo9.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-332x249.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9.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     It was generally the prerogative of the Normans to construct their castles either out of a combination of earth and wood that was fortified with stone or to construct their castles completely out of stone. They were also apt to modifying or adding on to the castles or fortresses of the towns and cities that they conquered, although this was not the case in C\u00e0ccamo. This castle was probably a modification of a traditional Norman castle which consisted of a donjon, or a great tower, surrounded by fortified curtain walls and mural towers. The castle at C\u00e0ccamo would not have needed very much in the way of a curtain wall due to its position perched on top of Mount Calogero. The walls of the castle, as can be seen, were built tall to prevent the enemy from scaling the walls. This image also shows a good perspective of a battlement, with its crenels and merlons, which would have served as a vantage point for archers to shoot down at enemy soldiers or to hurl heavy objects and as a defensive position in case of return fire. It is easy to see which sections of the castle have been restored and which sections of the castle are of original Norman build by the shape of the stones and the smooth appearance of some of the walls.<br \/>\nModern Province: (PA) Palermo<br \/>\nModern Town: C\u00e0ccamo<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Battlements and Exterior of the C\u00e0ccamo Castle<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":700,"height":525,"file":"2013\/03\/Caccamo9.jpeg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Caccamo9-150x150.jpeg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-150x150.jpeg"},"medium":{"file":"Caccamo9-300x225.jpeg","width":300,"height":225,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-300x225.jpeg"},"slider-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-700x395.jpeg","width":700,"height":395,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-700x395.jpeg"},"teaser-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-332x249.jpeg","width":332,"height":249,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-332x249.jpeg"},"gallery-1-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-432x432.jpeg","width":432,"height":432,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-432x432.jpeg"},"gallery-2-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-268x268.jpeg","width":268,"height":268,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-268x268.jpeg"},"gallery-3-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-268x164.jpeg","width":268,"height":164,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-268x164.jpeg"},"video-thumb":{"file":"Caccamo9-700x393.jpeg","width":700,"height":393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9-700x393.jpeg"},"full":{"file":"Caccamo9.jpeg","width":700,"height":525,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Caccamo9.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\/Caccamo9.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/444"}],"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=444"}]}}