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Catania (Greek: – "Katánē"; Latin: "Catana" and "Catina"; Arabic: "Balad-al-Fil" or "Medinat-al-Fil", "Wadi Musa" and "Qataniyah") is the second-largest city of Sicily, southern Italy, and is the capital of the province which bears its name. With some 306,000 inhabitants (750,000 in the metropolitan area), it has the second highest population density on the island. The city's patron saint is Saint Agatha. Catania is located on the east coast of the island, halfway between Messina and Siracusa and is at the foot of the active volcano Mount Etna. History: Foundation: All ancient authors agree in representing Catania as a Greek colony named ' ("Katánē"—see also List of traditional Greek place names) of Chalcidic origin, but founded immediately from the neighboring city of Naxos, under the guidance of a leader named Euarchos (Euarchus). The exact date of its foundation is not recorded, but it appears from Thucydides to have followed shortly after that of Leontini (modern ... Read more about Catania on Wikipedia

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