{"id":102,"date":"2013-02-11T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehayesweb.org\/ens\/?p=102"},"modified":"2013-08-21T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T14:44:25","slug":"erice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Erice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erice\/?abal H\u00e2mid\/Jabal H\u00e2mid\u00a0 . . . on an enormous mountain, with a magnificent peak and high pinnacle, protected by a steep slope though soil cleared for cultivation rises to the summit. It abounds with water. It has a fortress that is not guarded, nor does anyone tend to it. Idrisi, <em>The Book of Roger<\/em>, ca. 1154<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-102 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=601'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Erice8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Erice8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Erice8-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-601'>\n\t\t\t\tFortified Perimeter Walls Looking Out Towards the 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width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/EriceBellTower2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/EriceBellTower2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/EriceBellTower2-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-609'>\n\t\t\t\tCampanile\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=602'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Erice9-150x150.jpg\" 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