Montescaglioso

Montescaglioso is a metropolis and comune in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy. The economy is mostly based on agriculture, consisting of manufacturing of renowned oil and wine, as well as traditional food. Historically, it changed into the centre of a county within the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. The first settlements in the location date from the 7th century BC, belonging to the Apuli Italic tribe. The original nucleus of Montescaglioso grew considerably in the following centuries, way to alternate with the close by Greek metropolis of Metapontum.

When the latter decayed in Roman instances, Montescaglioso similarly accelerated in significance. Archaeological findings include a big tuff wall courting from the 3 century BC. After the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Montescaglioso is referred to first simplest in early medieval instances. A Byzantine stronghold, it became captured by way of the Normans after the year 1000, and housed a vital Benedictine network. Under the Angevin and Aragonese dynasties of the Kingdom of Naples, it belonged in sequence to the D Avalos, Orsini, Loffredo, Grillo and Cattaneo feudal households.