Raffaele Licinio

Raffaele Licinio (1 February 1945 – 4 February 2018) was an Italian historian, who, throughout his career, carried out extensive research into the medieval period in Southern Italy (the Kingdom of Sicily). He also taught medieval history at the University of Bari (Bari, Italy).

He's best known for his research on the Kingdom of Sicily during the rule of king Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and the castle Castel del Monte. His research focused mainly on the socioeconomic structure, the economic and agrarian development, the medieval fortification system and the institutions of Southern Italy in the Middle Ages. He also translated some French works into Italian.

Life Raffaele Licinio was born in 1945 in Ceglie del Campo, a district of the Italian city Bari, Apulia. He studied literature and philosophy at the University of Bari, where one of his professors was Giosuè Musca. In the same university, he graduated in 1970 ca. with the highest score, while in 1974 he was appointed university assistant in the subject of medieval history. In 1985, he was appointed professor of "medieval institutions" at the University of Bari, while in 1999 he became professor of medieval history in the same university. He was also appointed professor of medieval history at the University of Foggia, teaching in the same university from 2001 until 2007.

Career Professor of medieval history at the University of Bari

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