I only voted phantom to see how active she was. Once she responded quickly, I looked more at who people who voting for. She still could very well be mafia though. So hard to tell
No Mafia exist circa 1878. We are on a witch hunt here!
The public's association of the word with the criminal secret society was perhaps inspired by the 1863 play I Mafiusi di la Vicaria ("The Mafiosi of the Vicaria") by Giuseppe Rizzotto and Gaetano Mosca. The words "Mafia" and "mafiusi" are never mentioned in the play; "mafiusi" was probably put in the title to add a local flair. The play is about a Palermo prison gang with traits similar to the Mafia: a boss, an initiation ritual, and talk of "umirtà" (omertà or code of silence) and "pizzu" (a codeword for extortion money).[4] The play had great success throughout Italy. Soon after, the use of the term "mafia" began appearing in the Italian state's early reports on the phenomenon. The word made its first official appearance in 1865 in a report by the prefect of Palermo, Filippo Antonio Gualterio.[5]
According to legend, the word Mafia was first used in the Sicilian revolt – the Sicilian Vespers – against rule of the Capetian House of Anjou on 30 March 1282. In this legend, Mafia is the acronym for "Morte Alla Francia, Italia Avanti" (Italian for "Death to France, Italy Forward!"), or "Morte Alla Francia, Italia Anela" (Italian for "Death to France, Italy Begs!").[6] However, this version is now discarded by most serious historians.[2]
The term "mafia" has become a generic term for any organized criminal network with similar structure, methods, and interests.
Az is probably a wich in t his case coming into the thread with his post that says hey i'm town and thats all that my post is about. Put us to sleep bu he is scum
Tormented, Italy doesn't count. The mafia didn't come to the US until the 1860s. My dates on the witch trials were off, way off. 1692-1693 is the setting. My mistake originally!
Dude, if I'm ever evil or have a power role I shut up and watch the game unfold.
I think Ive heard that line before! She's a witch!
So its nearly been 19 hours. As of right now I'm highly for voting the super inactives, and right now **Arson fits the bill. At the end of the day I'll try to put out my first list of reads.
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According to legend, the word Mafia was first used in the Sicilian revolt – the Sicilian Vespers – against rule of the Capetian House of Anjou on 30 March 1282. In this legend, Mafia is the acronym for "Morte Alla Francia, Italia Avanti" (Italian for "Death to France, Italy Forward!"), or "Morte Alla Francia, Italia Anela" (Italian for "Death to France, Italy Begs!").[6] However, this version is now discarded by most serious historians.[2]
The term "mafia" has become a generic term for any organized criminal network with similar structure, methods, and interests.
**tormented
**zeal
**tormented for his unusual knowledge of the witches
*looks at a giant rock, then looks at sky*
btw, do you breath underwater?
**Aza is a witch!