THE ORIGINS:
THE MORE' ANCIENT REFERENCES A'. STILO
The origin of Stylus 
and tightly tied up to the stories of Caulonia greca 
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was destroyed from Dionisio the Old one in the 389 which,
for other, not so much must be intended in the material sense
of the word, how much in the political meaning: The news of
the total destruction and denied by the archaeological discoveries.
In fact Caulonia perdette note in that occassione, his/her
autonomy. In what Stephen Bizantino writes Kaulonia to the
voice and to see only him an indication to the donation of
the city' served as Dionisio to the near Locresis. We know,
to every way, that Caulonia resources, after 357, if not as
autonomous polis, certain as big suburb, for work of Dionigi
II. Naturally I don't report me to the country of the province
of Reggio Calabria that, up to a little while ago called Castelvetere
and then, amiss taken the name of the ancient republic italiota!
This was exhumed from the important archaeological countries
of Paul Orsi, which with the recovered material sull' acropolis
and to north of the hill Lighthouse (on the Head of Stylus)
I confirm the existence of Caulonia he/she anchors in the
IV or III sec. to. C. (Temple Dorico of the Ancient actual
Kaulon Monasterace M. 
).
That I/you/he/she deal with a' ancient denomination of Stylus
affirms him/it E. Manfredi in its Answer apologetico-criticism
and the same thinks Calepino: Consilinum, oppidum Magnae Greciae,
apud oram Calabriae Ulterioris, inter Locros, et Scyllacium,
to 38 mill.as litore, 5. ll name Stilida is found, for the
first time, Maritime nell that under such name it marks a
station to 400 stadiums from Zephirium and to 600 from Naus
(Naos), while the Ravennate and the table Peutingerianas still
have Caulon. Around l ' origin of the name, the writers of
Calabrian things affirm that it can derive from the conformation
of his/her promontory or from the columns survivors among
the 40 that, according to Paul Orsi, they decorated the temple
of Caulonia, always devoted following the archaeologist trentino,
that did his/her a clever interpretation of W. Leloy to Apollon
Katarsios. It is also known that the name Cocinto in the century
XVI and XVII I designate the Head Stylus, << pivot and
core >>, it says l ' Bears, << of the primitive
Caulonia >>. they Purchase therefore an extraordinary
importance for l ' origin of Stylus the following words of
Apollinare Agresta, that he/she wrote in 1677 and I reside
for a long time to Stylus in the Convent of St. Giovanni Theresti:
<< Therefore this city (Stylus) not less than buildings,
that it was of tenants very magnificent, and numerous, as
well you/he/she can be picked up, not only from the histories
and ancient chronicles of various authors, but more easily
in his/her ruined residences, that since to the present day
they are veracious witnesses of the of her trail magnificence:
being anchors us in that place a lot of factories and churches;
among l ' others, one to the lito of the sea, under the title
dell St. Mark (Frontal of the Church of St. Mark Monasterace
M. ).
To the quoted ones, we add Plinio, that he/she writes: <<
To Locris Italiae frons incipit, Great called Graecia. In
ea now flumina innumera, sed memoratu digna to Locris Sagra,
et vestigia oppidi Caulonis, Mystia, Consilinum Castrum Cocynthum,
quod them longissimum Italiae promontorium aliqui existimant
>>. L ' Agresta, nell operates quoted, it says that
her << noble city' of Stylus and is subsequently three
times in more places manufactured >>. << You first
time above the promontory Cocinto (Coin of Kaulon ),
a distant mile from the Jonio sea where today Castellone and
Rigusa it is said and more vulgarly Head of Stylus >>.
Them noble with alquanti of the people, they brought him to
place the second time the city', on l ' risen of the mountain
Consoles, so called by Pomponio Mela, as many stony and sour,
how much eminent and tuto. We are surely able therefore to
conclude that to the foundation of Stylus to the strata of
the Consoles it happened during the whirling period of the
Saracen raids. << They had to be few and poor people
those that drew up there from the uncertain countries of the
coast toward the VII and the VIII century, reconstituting
the small commune of the Stilida Marittima, simple postal
station, to which nell completes Roman decadence, ancient
l ' was reduced Caulonia. They had to be above all agriculturists
and workers, to which you/they well soon were added, to drawn
by the unusual posture, a quantity' of Greek monks, fugitive
d ' east and of Sicily, that the mountain of Stylus and that
more neighbors turned shortly volger of time into one of the
most frequent centers of monachismo of the whole Calabria.
The history of Stylus before 1100 and a mystery; we see of
it however reflected l ' image, rather l ' shades uncertain,
in the papers of the two following centuries to the how much
numerous. << Monasteries basiliani,come those of Arsafia,
of St. Leonzio, of the S.Ss. Apostles, of S. Giovanni, of
St. Nicolo' of the Jump or of the Wood they were within and
around the small city', grouped to the oriental slopes of
the Consoles that provided of few works it constituted an
impregnable propugnacolo (Monastery of St. Leonte the Old
Stylus ).
Numerous degrees eremitiches were installed in the natural
caves opened in the slopes of the mountains and the surrounding
ones (Degree of Sant' Angel to the slopes of the Mountain
Consoles Stylus ).
The town I don't delay toward thousand to conquer an apparent
economic wealth and a notable military importance and politics.
Stylus I preserve, also after the Norman conquest, the language
and the Greek rite. The Catholic herself has the characters
of the so said period of the second age' dell gold dell was
Byzantine.
ST.
NICOLA FROM TOLENTINO
Near the Church of St. Francis
d ' Assisi is found that of St. Nicola from Tolentino, that
is almost going to downfall. It is very interesting however
to be visited, for the frescos that all interns they are found
(St. Nicola from Tolentino Stilo )
.
THE
MADONNA OF THE GRACES
Near St. Nicola from Tolentino
on the side I damage the Madonna of the Graces, in whose inside
important frescos decorate her/it (Fresco of the Madonna of
the Graces Stylus ).
THE
CONVENT OF THE CLARISSES E THE CHURCH OF CLEAR SAINT
Underlying to the Catholic the
ruins of the Convent of the Clarisses and the Church of Saint
Chiara (The Convent of the Clarisses and the church of Saint
Chiara to Stylus ).
