MARSALA  , a seaport of See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• TRAPANI (anc. Drepanum)

Trapani, 19 m. by See also:

• RAIL

rail S. of Trapani . Pop . (1881), 19,732; (1901), 57,567 . The See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast on which it is situated is the westernmost point of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island . The See also:

• TOWN

town is the seat of a See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop, and the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral contains 16 See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

grey See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble columns, which are said to have been intended for See also:

• CANTERBURY
• CANTERBURY, CHARLES

Canterbury Cathedral in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, the See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel conveying them having been wrecked here . The town owes its importance mainly to the See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in Marsala See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine . Marsala occupies the site of Lilybaeum, the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal strong-hold of the Carthaginians in Sicily, founded by Himilco after the See also:

• ABANDONMENT (Fr. abandonnement, from abandonner, to abandon, relinquish; abandonner was originally equivalent to mettred banddn, to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another, bandon being from Low Latin bandum, bannum, order, decree, " ban ")

abandonment of See also:

• MOTYA

Motya . Neither See also:

• PYRRHUS (c. 318–272 B.C.)

Pyrrhus nor the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans were able to reduce it by See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege, but it was surrendered to the latter in 241 B.C. at the end of the First Punic See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . In the later See also:

• WARS

wars it was a starting point for the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman expeditions against See also:

• CARTHAGE
• CARTHAGE (Phoenician Kart-hadshat, " New City "; Gr. Kapxn5c; v, Lat. Carthago or Carchedon)
• CARTHAGE, SYNODS OF

Carthage; ' Bulletin See also:

• LOWELL
• LOWELL, ABBOTT LAWRENCE (1856— )
• LOWELL, CHARLES RUSSELL (1835-1864)
• LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL (1819-1891)
• LOWELL, JOHN (1743-1802)

Lowell Obsy., Monthly Notices, R.A.S . (1905), 66, p . 51 . 2 St See also:

• PETERSBURG

Petersburg See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs, See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series viii., Phys .

See also:

• MARS
• MARS (MAYORS, MARMAR, MARSPITER GA MASPITER)
• MARS, MLLE [ANNE FRANCOISE HYPPOLYTE BOUTET] (1779-1847)

Mars-classe, vol. viii . and under Roman See also:

• RULE

rule it enjoyed considerable prosperity (C.I.L . X. p . 742) . It obtained municipal rights from See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus and became a See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony under See also:

• PERTINAX, PUBLIUS HELVIUS (A.D. 126-193)

Pertinax or Septimus See also:

• SEVERUS
• SEVERUS, SULPICIUS (c. 363–c. 425)

Severus . The See also:

• SARACENS

Saracens gave it its See also:

• PRESENT

present name, Marsa See also:

• ALI

Ali, See also:

• PORT

port of Ali . The See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, which See also:

• LAY

lay on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, was destroyed by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles V. to prevent its occupation by pirates . The See also:

• MODERN

modern harbour lies to the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-east . In ,86o See also:

• GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE (1807-1882)

Garibaldi landed at Marsala with low men and began his See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in Sicily . Scanty remains of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Lilybaeum (fragments of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city walls, of squared stones, and some See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations of buildings between the walls and the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea) are visible; and the so-called grotto and See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of the Sibyl may be mentioned . To the east of the town is a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• FOSSE (or Foss) WAY

fosse which defended it on the See also:

• LAND

land See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, and beyond this again are quarries like those of See also:

• SYRACUSE
• SYRACUSE (Gr. Mvpaaovoat; Lat. Syracusae, Ital. Siracusa)

Syracuse on a small See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale . The modern town takes the shape of the Roman See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp within the earlier city, one of the See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

gates of which still existed in 1887 .

The See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

street (the Cassaro) perpetuates the name castrum .