Bartholomew of Neocastro

Bartholomew of Neocastro (c. 1240 – after 1293) was an Italian jurist, and author of a chronicle called the Historia Sicula, which covers the years from 1250 to 1293.[1][2]

Few things are known about Bartholomew. It is known that he was a bureaucrat from Messina who first practiced law before assuming bureaucratic assignments with the Aragonese court of the Kingdom of Sicily. These included several delicate diplomatic missions.[3] It is in this position that Bartholomew was a direct and close witness to the narrated series of events. In some cases, he was a spectator from the inside.

  1. ^ Angela Tomeiá (2010). "Bartholomaeus of Neocastro". In Dunphy, Graeme (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Leiden: Brill. pp. 144–145. ISBN 90-04-18464-3.
  2. ^ Ingeborg Walter (1964). "Bartolomèo di Neocastro". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 6: Baratteri–Bartolozzi (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Treccani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).