Olga Angelucci
Bio
I write about Southern Italy as it exists—not as tourism sells it. Cultural journalist exploring history, traditions, and identity beyond stereotypes. Real places, dying dialects, living rituals. The South that refuses to perform.
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She Chose to Be Sicilian. Others Died for Being Sicilian.. Content Warning.
Copenhagen, 1925. There’s a young woman at the harbor, watching the Little Mermaid disappear into the fog. Her bags are at her feet. She’s got a ticket tucked in her coat. Tomorrow, she’s sailing south.
By Olga Angelucciabout 3 hours ago in History
The Muslim Math a Christian Emperor Refused to Reject
1225, Southern Italy. A Christian emperor sits across from a mathematician trained in the Islamic world. He asks a question about numbers. What happens in the next hour will quietly reshape Europe—though no one in that room realizes it yet.
By Olga Angelucciabout 3 hours ago in History
Outsiders Who Took Over Southern Italy—and Wrote Themselves In
By the early 800s, southern Italy was a mess. You had Lombard princes in one corner, Byzantine governors in another. Nobody was strong enough to call the shots, but nobody wanted to back down either. Power shifted all the time. Cities flipped sides. Loyalty was just another thing you could bargain with. The only thing holding the place together was plain exhaustion.
By Olga Angelucciabout 3 hours ago in History
Sicily Didn’t Fall Because of Love
Syracuse, early ninth century. Euphemius lingered by the water, probably longer than was wise. The harbor felt hollow, almost staged—too quiet, like the world was holding its breath. Even the smallest sounds—waves slapping wood, a foot scuffing stone, someone clearing their throat—bounced around, too loud. The soldiers behind him shifted and fidgeted, but nobody wanted to break the silence.
By Olga Angelucciabout 3 hours ago in History
