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Amalfi's origins are shrouded by clouds of legend. Many, in fact, are the legends about the founding of the city: in any case all have in common the Roman origin. This is also demonstrated by the discovery of archaeological remains of the imperial age, including the ninfeo probably a villa built in the time of the Emperor Tiberius. The name "Amalfi is also safe extraction of Latin America, which, according to the saga of origin main result from Melfi, a village abandoned by maritime lucano some refugees Romans in AD IV, or could match the surname of a Roman gens I century AD (Amarfia).
Following the German raids of the fifth century AD Many refugees of the Roman city of bells now prey barbarian hordes fled the Lattari Mountains and, after a short time, gave greater impetus to the small village of Amalfi, transforming it into a city, which had already established a bishop in 596.

Its foundation is traced back to the Romans (its coat of arms bears the inscription Descendit ex patribus Romanorum). In the ninth century became one of the Maritime Republics rival Pisa, Venice and Genoa for control of the Mediterranean.
The Maritime Code of Amalfi, better known as Tables of Amalfi, had a great influence until the seventeenth century.
Amalfi reached its peak eleventh century, then began a rapid decline: in 1131 it was conquered by the Normans in 1135 and 1137 and sacked by Pisa. In 1343, then, a storm resulting tsunami destroyed much of the city.

The most famous monument of Amalfi is certainly the Duomo in Arab-Sicilian style and dedicated to the patron Saint Andrew. Its construction was begun in the XI century and completed with many additions. It is characterized by the imposing facade, bronze portals made in 1066 in Constantinople, to the beautiful cloister of Paradise and the famous staircase.
Traditionally, each year a crew of rowers amalfitani part in the Race of Maritime Republics weapons in defiance of the three city counterparts.
For a misinterpretation of a Latin text, the philologist Giambattista Pio claimed that the compass was invented dall'amalfitano Flavio Gioia. In the text in question (Amalphi in Campania veterinary MAGNESITE Usus inventus to Flavio traditur), however, does not mean Flavio as the inventor of the compass, but only as one who reported the news [1]. But it seems that the real surfers amalfitani were among the first to use that instrument.

Particularly successful in the history of the city, and still alive, is the paper industry, linked to the production of valuable paper of Amalfi.

The Historical Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics
The idea of an event of historic character eminently, who could recall the shining enterprises of the Maritime Republics of Italy, was formed in the late 40s of this century, regardless of the minds of two lovers: the Pisan Mirra Chiaverini and 'Amalfi Francesco Amodio. The memorandum dell'Ente Regatta of the Four Maritime Republics was signed in Amalfi December 10 1955.
Since then every year the event, which is the parade of parades and historical Rowing in a race, is held alternately in four cities marinate

It 'a competition conducted by Rowing galleons, reconstructed models of the twelfth century. By Alvi Vaglini, driven by eight oarsmen and guided by a helmsman. The four vessels, 11 meters long, heavy 760 kilograms and a fixed seat, were launched on June 9 1956 on the Riva dei Giardini Reali and blessed by the patriarch of Venice Angelo Roncalli. The hulls of galleons are paintings by the traditional colors of the four maritime cities (Amalfi: blue; Pisa: red; Genoa: white; Venice: green), with the stern castle with the flag of each republic and a figurehead at the prow. So Amalfi uses a winged horse which, together with the siren, was one of the main reasons for the polene galleys of medieval Genoa has the dragon rievocante his protector S. Giorgio; Pisa shows the German imperial eagle in memory of faithful cooperation to the cause and Swabian Ghibelline by Tuscan republic, Venice has the lion of St. Mark as a symbol of its patron saint.

On the racetrack is 2,000 meters in line. Amalfi to the race starting from Cape Vettica at a promontory on which stands a tower vicereale the sixteenth century. The route then moves before the winding west coast to bring order to Amalfi, where the goal is placed in front of the Marina Grande and the evocative backdrop of Mount Aureo, with the Tower of Ziro, the former monastery of St. Lorenzo del Piano, the district head of the Cross, the former convent and the tower of St. Francis.

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