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Amal ? Amal ? Amal ? Its maze of alleys is reminiscent of the souks of the Levant by amal ?coasting org According to the legend Amal ? was founded in the th century by Romans coming back from Constantinople First they stopped at Palinuro to found Melphe hence they were called Melphitani and then later moved north and founded Amal ? A-Melphes Most probably however Amal ? was founded in the th century AD when a new Roman colony in nearby Lucania came under barbarian attack and its inhabitants moved to the fertile and wellwatered hilly area around what later would become Ravello The discovery of fragments of Roman marble proves that the area has been inhabited since Roman Imperial times In it became part of the Byzantine Duchy of Naples In it was a forti ?ed town that resisted barbarians attacks until when it was conquered and looted by Sicardo After his death the town which owed only token al- legiance to Byzantium declared its independence Amal ? was ?rst ruled by two prefects then by judges and ?nally by a duke or doge The duchy of Amal ? came to embrace almost the entire north coast of the Gulf of Salerno up to Sorrento from the sea to the Lattari Mountains Between the early th and late th centuries with the sea power of Byzantium in decline Amal ? became a maritime trading power It had a near-monopoly of trade in the lower Mediterranean Sea selling Italian products wood iron weapons wine and fruit in eastern markets and buying spices perfumes pearls jewels textiles and carpets to sell in the west A distinctive Arab-Sicilian architecture originated and developed in Amal ? the closely spaced houses climbing up the steep hillsides and connected by a maze of alleys and stairs are reminiscent of the souks of the Levant In the th century the Republic reached the pinnacle of its power thanks to trade with Amal ? the Middle East The eastern connections also Amal ? had its own bases in brought new or improved crafts Constantinople Beirut Syrian to the area paper processing Tripoli Cyprus and Alexandria tanning silkworm cultivation of Egypt and the Amal ?tani also the weaving of silk and poly- built churches and hospitals in chrome glazed pottery produc- Jerusalem For centuries the tion Wool was also spun woven maritime laws of the Republic and exported throughout Italy the famous Tables of Amal ? and coral was made into luxury preserved in the Museo Munic- objects and pasta production ipale or Town Hall Museum and cuisine re ?ned were considered the code of The decline of the independ- commerce throughout the ent Republic came after the th Mediterranean The nautical century mostly due to internal compass was also perfected in struggles The Normans who The Duomo of Amal ? CAMALFI Piazza Flavio Gioia Arsenale della Repubblica Duomo Chiostro del Paradise Museo Civico Museo della Carta ATRANI Chiesa di San Salvatore de Birecto Collegiata di Santa