Bartholomew of Neocastro (c. 1240 – after 1293) was anItalian jurist, and author of a chronicle called theHistoria Sicula, which covers the years from 1250 to 1293.[1][2]
Few things are known about Bartholomew. It is known that he was abureaucrat fromMessina who first practiced law before assuming bureaucratic assignments with theAragonese 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.
TheHistoria Sicula is a chronicle and work written inMedieval Latinprose about the story of theKingdom of Sicily andKingdom of Naples, taking place between the years 1250 and 1293.[4] The work is important as it is the best known account of theSicilian Vespers.
The work reflects the desires of the author to be witness to historical events that would change his homeland. It is written in Latin in prose.[3] The narrative begins with the death ofFrederick II of Swabia in 1250 to the summer of 1293. Much of Neocastro's work is lost, but his work was cited by Spanish historianJerónimo Zurita y Castro (1512–1580) in his history of the Crown of Aragon,Anales de la Corona de Aragón [es].[5]
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