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Towards the extremity of the quarter is the
CASTELLO DELL'UOVO,
(Castle of the Egg.
A large bridge forms the communication
with this castle, which projects into the sea,
about 230 toises, and as we have already stated
was formerly united with the hill of Pizzo
Falcone; but has been divided from it by an
earthquake. This island is called Megaris,
by Pliny, and Megalia, by Stace. Accord¬
ing to the opinion of antiquaries, the cele¬
brated and rich Lucullus, a Roman consul,
nad a villa here ; from this circumstance the
castle for a long period of time, preserved
he name of Castrum Lucullanum. It is the
place to which the young Augustulus, the
ast Emperor of Rome, was banished, by
Ddoacre, King of the Herulians, and first
King of Italy, in the year 476. William I.,
he second King of Naples, constructed a