Le Regione di Sicilia (Finished)

Nation: Le Regione di Sicilia (The Region of Sicily)
Name: Angelica Vargas

Gender: Female

Appearance Age: 22

Actual Age:
~First culture: (10,000 BC) 12,013
~Greece Occupation: (734 BC) 2,744

~Unified Italy: (1860) 153
~Since becoming autonomous: (1946) 67

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 5’8

Weight: 140lbs

Appearance: Angelica is generally considered a pretty girl, even if she is a bit plain. Unlike her northern relatives her skin is olive tone, usually tanned from being outside in the sun. Her hair is a dark brown that reaches just past her shoulders to her upper back. It’s wavy, and may curl up if it’s too humid out. It takes a while to style because its thick, so most times its either left down or pulled into a ponytail. She not really thin, but she’s not heavy either. What she lacks in weight she makes up in curves though.
When it comes to how she dresses, don’t expect anything fancy. She almost never dresses up except when she has to. Her outfits are mostly comfortable and working class. She does wear jewelry though. She had her ears pierced when she was younger and has worn earring ever since. She also has a gold cross necklace which was given to her many years ago as a Christmas gift. She also got a tongue piercing in the 1980s, which she hasn’t told anyone about. She simply lets them find out on her own.
Defining Features:

~Her Necklace would most definitely be a defining feature, seeing as she almost never takes it off because of sentimental value.
~For those who notice it, her tongue piercing would be considered a defining feature.
~Angelica also has a particularly stubborn hair curl which is similar to Romano’s, only going to opposite way.
~Her own verbal tic “Vi” is this, as no one just says vi.



Personality:Angelica can be as a mix of emotions and personalities. She is mostly a sweet, but headstrong, girl, who likes to do her own thing. She loves to laugh, and enjoy life. She’s acquired bit of a perverted side, although she still sees the world through mostly innocent eyes. She also has a tendency to be curious about things, and will touch almost everything she can get her hands on. Above all else though, she is strong and good. She will stand up for what she believes in, and won’t back down. Another important thing to remember is that Angelica has a strong family bond, and will stand up for whoever she considers family.

Yet, despite how strong and good and sweet she is, Angelica is also a brat. She is often nastier towards those she has romantic feelings towards. She also pushes away people who could be close to her as she wants to avoid being hurt by them. She also has a tendency to be, well, violent. If someone is annoying her she’ll throw whatever is in arms reach at them or she’ll just hit them.

Likes:
~Wine
~The ocean/swimming
~Sweets/Deserts
~ Classical Music/Opera
~Music in general really
~Cooking
~Oranges
~Mystery Novels
~Christmas
~Naps

Dislikes:
~The Cold
~Rude people
~People who only remember her because of the Mafia.
~People who don’t appreciate food.
~Smoking
~People who underestimate her/People who don’t take her seriously
~People who take everything seriously.

Fears:
~Only being known for the Mafia: Although she knows at this point the mafia is really there to stay, she’s afraid that people will only remember her for it. It’s a draining criminal organization which she wouldn’t mind getting rid of. All its brought her is trouble and a bad reputation.
~Losing her family: Despite the differences they may have had in the past, Angelica is glad to have the rest of the Italy. They’re important to her and she considers them her siblings, even if they don’t feel the same way about her.

Fun Facts:
~Angelica has a special love for bad movies. She has no problem camping out on her couch for a day and watching the Sci-fy channel and their monster movies.
~Angelica is very adept at playing the violin. Its one of her favorite things to do when she’s bored.
~For whatever reason Angelica is scary quiet whenever she walks. It’s not uncommon for people not to hear her enter or leave a room.
~Angelica’s aim is scarily accurate. It’s taken a long time to get that way though.
~She has a pet rabbit that she’s named Archimedes.

Strengths:
~Curiosity
~Accepting other Cultures
~Able to keep her temper fairly well

Weaknesses:
~Stubborn
~Tends to compare herself to others, even if she shouldn’t.
~Acts without thinking at times.
~Doesn’t always take everything as seriously as she should.


Pre-Greece

 10,000 BC: Earliest evidence of humans
 4000 BC - "Proto-Sicanians" and the earliest Sicilian religion practiced.
 1800 BC - Distinct "native" Sicilian culture identifiable across Sicily.
 1300 BC - Probable period of introduction of olive trees in Sicily by peoples of Aegean cultures.
 1200 BC -Arrival of Sicels in eastern Sicily, around this time.
 1100 BC - Elymians arrive in western Sicily
 900 BC: Phoenicians arrive and settle Palermo, Solunto and Mothya.


Ancient Greece
 735-733: The Greeks arrive in search of more land. They set up the cities of Naxos, Megara, Hyblaea, and Syracuse
 504-466 BC - Hippocrates and Gelon (as tyrants of Syracuse) rule most of eastern Sicily.
 490-479 BC- The Persian wars
 480 BC - Carthaginians, under Hamilcar, defeated by Gelon of Syracuse at the Battle of Himera.
 452 BC - Sicel leader Ducetius leads a revolt and unites most of central Sicily. He was defeated in 450 BC and exiled.
 431-404 BC - Peloponnesian War
 415-413 BC - Athenians invade eastern Sicily, defeated in 413.
 410-405 BC - Carthaginians invade western Sicily, destroying Himera in 409.
 400 BC - Carthaginians, the residual Phoenician civilization in North Africa, establish permanent presence at Palermo.
 398 BC - Syracuse has emerged as Sicily's most important city and will hold this title until the 10th century.
 346-345 BC - Carthaginian war in Sicily
 311 & 280 BC - Carthaginian invasions in western Sicily.

The Roman Empire
 215 BC - Hieron II, king of Syracuse, dies, paving the way for Roman rule.
 264-241 BC- First Punic War
 218-201 BC - Second Punic war
 227 BC - Sicily becomes first Roman province. Only Syracuse resists Roman rule.
 211 BC- Syracuse falls and Sicily is completely under Roman rule.
 146 BC - Earliest Jewish communities in eastern Sicily.
 136-132 BC - First slave revolt led by Eunus. The slaves conquer large area before they are defeated by the Roman army.
 104-100 BC- Second slave revolt against Roman rule lead by Salvius.
 73 BC - The corrupt Gaius Licinus Verres appointed Governor of Sicily and, literally, goes on a rampage throughout Sicily, looting temples, private homes, and public monuments. He forges relationships with the pirates of the day and killed anyone who tried to stand in his way.
 70 BC - The Sicilan people appeal to Marcus Tullius Cicero (an up and coming Senator) for help. He prosecutes Verres.
 59 AD (approx.) - Saint Paul preaches in Syracuse while on his way to Rome.
 251 AD - Saint Agatha martyred; later venerated as patroness of Catania.
 303-306 AD - Diocletian's persecution of Christians. Saint Lucy of Syracuse martyred.
 306 AD- Constantine the Great permits open practice of Christian religion.
 325 AD - Syracuse is Christianized.
 395 AD - Roman Empire splits into two.

Vandals and Goths
 440 AD - First Vandal landings in Sicily
 468-476 AD- Complete Vandal occupation of Sicily
 491 AD - Ostrogoths take complete control of Sicily from the Vandals
 535 AD - Gothic rule of Sicily ends.

The Byzantine Empire
 535 AD - The Byzantines occupy Sicily
 550 AD - Totila, an Ostrogoth leader, invades Sicily. Byzantine rule is reestablished by 552 AD.
 652 AD - Small Arab force lands in Sicily but soon departs
 663 AD- Syracuse briefly replaces Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine empire

The Arabs
 827 AD- Beginning of Arab invasion with landing of 10,000 Arabs, Berbers and Spanish Muslims at Mazara del Vallo.
 832 AD- Arabs conquer Palermo making it their capital. Palermo becomes one of the most populous and cosmopolitan centers in the world.
 863 AD- The introduction of mulberries (for silk making), oranges and sugar cane.
 878 AD- Arabs conquer Syracuse.
 902 AD - Palermo has supplanted Byzantine-Greek Syracuse as Sicily's most populous and important city. All of Sicily is under Arab administration.
 1038 AD- Byzantines attempt to exploit Arab feuding as General George Maniakes tries to bring Sicily back under the influence of Constantinople.

The Normans
 1059 AD - Pope Nicolo' II authorises the Hauteville family of Normans to occupy any area of Southern Italy as long as they don’t recognize the power of Constantinople.
 1060 AD- Unsuccessful Norman incursion into coastal northeastern Sicily
 1064 AD -Norman Roger Hauteville invades Messina in response to a call for help from the Arabs against the Byzantines
 1071 AD - Normans take Palermo following a six month naval blockade and take possession of Sicily. Arabic is replaced by French and Italian and the existing church is Latinised. 1,500 years of Greek influence comes to an end.
 1105 AD- Roger II becomes the ruler of Sicily.
 1130 AD- Roger II crowned first king of Sicily. His rule has a major influence over the entire Mediterranean including the Assizes of Ariano (1140).
 1154 AD- Roger II dies and reign of King William I "the Bad" begins
 1161 AD- Matthew Bonellus leads revolt of Norman barons
 1166-1189 AD- King William II (William the Good) reigns and establishes second archbishopric at Monreale.
 1177 AD - William II marries Joan, daughter of Henry II of England
 1189-1194 AD- Norman influence begins to decline following the death of William II
 1190 - Richard I of England (Richard the Lion-Heart) stops in Messina while on his way to the Third Crusade and sacks the city.

The Swabians
 1194 AD- Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI von Hohenstaufen and the Teutonic Order of knights arrive. Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily.
 1197 AD- Henry VI dies and Frederick II takes over. He rules from Sicily.
 1231 AD - Constitutions of Melfi become legal code for Kingdom of Italy under Frederick II.
 1250 AD - Frederick II dies. After his death the pope sells Sicily to the King of England who in turn gives it to his son.

The Angevins
 1266 AD- The French Pope deposes Edmund and gives Sicily to Charles of Anjou. The Angevins oppress the Sicilian people as no other power has and are generally hated.
 1282 AD- The Sicilian Vespers, a popular uprising, kills thousands of French occupiers.

The Aragonese
 1282 - Peter of Aragon lands in Trapani and is acclaimed king at Palermo. His arrival marks the beginning of Spanish rule in Sicily. It also marks the beginning of Sicily’s isolation from the rest of Europe.
 1282-1302 AD- War of the Vespers between the Aragonese and the Angevins fought mainly on mainland Italy and in Spain.
 1302 AD - Peace of Caltabellotta treaty signed between the Aragonese and the Angevins. The Peace gives Sicily to Spain and the mainland territories to the French.
 1347 AD - Ships arriving at Messina from eastern Mediterranean bring bubonic plague (Black Death) to Europe.
 1442 AD- Sicilian and Neapolitan crowns united under Alfonso V as "Two Sicilies"
 1492 AD- Spanish attention drifts to America. Sicily falls under the control of corrupt nobility.

The Spanish Habsburgs
 16th Century - Isolation and misgovernment continues. Nobility reinforce the feudal system forcing peasants off the land and leaving estates in the hands of Massari or Gabellotti, bailiffs charged with collection of rent. Sicily is now essentially a source of funds for Spanish expansion. The mafia finds its beginnings in this time period.
 1647 - Revolt of Palermo
 1669 - A huge eruption of Mt. Etna destroys much land around Catania.
 1674-78- Revolt of Messina
 1693 Earthquake and following plague destroys much of the east coast and kills 5% of the population.
 1713 - Treaty of Utrecht following the death of Charles II of Spain gives Sicily to the House of Savoy.
 1720 - The House of Savoy trades Sicily with the Austrians for Sardinia.

The Bourbons
 1734 - Bourbon King Charles I reclaims Sicily for the Spanish
 1759 - Charles I becomes Charles III of Spain leaving Sicily to be governed indirectly by Ferdinand IV of Naples.
 1799 - Napoleon invades Naples, forcing Ferdinand to flee to Palermo in Admiral Nelson’s ship

British Rule
 1806- Sicily official comes under Britain’s control.
 1812 - Lord Bentinck, the commander of the British forces, forces the introduction of a two-chamber parliament based on British model, abolishing the feudal privileges which had been present.
 1815 - Napoleon is defeated and the British abandon Sicily to the Bourbons.

The Bourbons
 1815 Ferdinand returns to Naples and declares himself Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. The British designed constitution is abandoned. For the next 45 years revolutionary spirit grows as Spanish rule becomes increasingly unsound.

The Unification of Italy and World War II
 1860 - Garibaldi begins unification of Italy having landed at Marsala on May 11. He swiftly defeats the Bourbons and takes over Sicily. Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy is declared King.
 1866 - Revolt of Palermo quashed by Turin
 1891-94 - Fasci Siciliani (workers organizations) achieve some improvements in land laws, but are quashed by 15,000 troop sent to Palermo by prime minister Francesco Crispi.
 1908 - 80,000 killed in Messina earthquake.
 1922-43 - Mussolini becomes prime minister. Cesare Mori imprisons 1,000s of Mafia suspects pushing criminals underground.
 1930s Sicily becomes of essential strategic importance during Mussolini’s colonization attempts in North Africa.
 1943 - Following 6 weeks of bombing, allies land at Gela and Syracuse, beginning the Allied Invasion of Sicily. Upon its success Sicily becomes the first part of Europe reclaimed by the Allied Forces.

The Italian Republic
 1946 - Sicily becomes an autonomous region of Italy
 1958 - Italy joins the European Union (then the Common Market)
 1968 - Major earthquake in the Val di Belice.
 1986-1987 - “Maxiprocessi” against over 500 Mafia members.
 1992 - Mafia assassinations of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
 1993 - Arrest of Salvatore Riina (boss of bosses) in Corleone.
 1997 - The Teatro Massimo (the third largest opera house in Europe) reopens in Palermo after 25 years of closure.
 Present Day: various economic troubles in Italy.



    Sicily couldn’t help but smirk as she made her away along the rooftops of Messina. Every part of her body hurt, granted not as badly as it had a little over a month ago, but she still hurt. Luckily it was almost over. The last of the axis troops had left hours ago, which she found highly amusing. She wished she could have been there to see the look on the American and British forces faces when they realized. Or rather, only the Americans. Last she had heard, the British forces hadn’t yet arrived into the city.
    “Vi…” She sat on the edge of the roof she was currently on. She didn’t really have a purpose at the moment. She would probably have to go find the personification of America sometime, even though she didn’t want to. She wasn’t really interested in going to find the blond haired country at the moment. Nor did she want to have to put up with his overbearing attitude. At least England wasn’t there yet. She would rather deal with the United States than with the British Empire.
    A noise from below made her sit up to see what happened. Below her, walking along, was a very confused and lost looking soldier. She climbed down from the top of the building and landed next to him, causing the soldier to jump. She couldn’t help but smirk at that. Although now that she was closer she could tell who said soldier was. After spending nearly a decade in New York with said state she had seen this man around.
S    he brushed imaginary dust off her pants (she was borrowing them from Lovino though, so they weren’t really hers) she gave the man her sweetest smile. “Vi, Ciao America. Come stai?” The American turned to stare at her. Honestly, she was lucky that he wasn’t armed. Although he probably was. But right now he looked more confused than alarmed. She put her hands up, showing that she wasn’t armed herself. “I was just about to go looking for you, so I’m guessing you were probably looking for me.” She smirked as a hit of recognition sparked in the American’s eyes. “Si bambino.” She bowed. “Sicilia, at your service.”



Name: Chandinee/Chandi

Age: 17

Fun Fact: I’ve logged over 200 hours on my main file of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I’m not even halfway done with the game though.