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| − | '''Zaccaria Innocenti''' was an ancient Roman [[warlock]] who lived during the [[First millennium A.D.|1st century AD]].<ref name="castaspell">[http://web.archive.org/web/20100906055932/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html''Tarantallegra'' entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site]</ref> He made misused the ''[[Tarantallegra]]'' spell in [[First millennium A.D.|79 AD]] to "conjur[e] a 'dance' within [[Mount Vesuvius|Mt. Vesuvius]]."<ref name="castaspell" /> The volcano had a major eruption that year, which destroyed the Roman cities of [[Wikipedia:Pompeii|Pompeii]] and [[Wikipedia:Herculaneum|Herculaneum]], killing at least 1500 people.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius]" on Wikipedia</ref> It is unknown whether Innocenti somehow precipitated this event by casting ''Tarantallegra'' on Mount Vesuvius itself, or if cast it on himself, then foolishly proceeded to dance around inside the volcano's crater. It is also unknown whether he was |
+ | '''Zaccaria Innocenti''' was an ancient Roman [[warlock]] who lived during the [[First millennium A.D.|1st century AD]].<ref name="castaspell">[http://web.archive.org/web/20100906055932/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogwarts/library/castaspell.html''Tarantallegra'' entry on the Cast-a-Spell kit found in the Library section of the Harry Potter Official Site]</ref> He made misused the ''[[Tarantallegra]]'' spell in [[First millennium A.D.|79 AD]] to "conjur[e] a 'dance' within [[Mount Vesuvius|Mt. Vesuvius]]."<ref name="castaspell" /> The volcano had a major eruption that year, which destroyed the Roman cities of [[Wikipedia:Pompeii|Pompeii]] and [[Wikipedia:Herculaneum|Herculaneum]], killing at least 1500 people.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius]" on Wikipedia</ref> It is unknown whether Innocenti somehow precipitated this event by casting ''Tarantallegra'' on Mount Vesuvius itself, or if cast it on himself, then foolishly proceeded to dance around inside the volcano's crater. It is also unknown whether he was of of the eruption's casualties. |
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Zaccaria Innocenti was an ancient Roman warlock who lived during the 1st century AD.[1] He made misused the Tarantallegra spell in 79 AD to "conjur[e] a 'dance' within Mt. Vesuvius."[1] The volcano had a major eruption that year, which destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, killing at least 1500 people.[2] It is unknown whether Innocenti somehow precipitated this event by casting Tarantallegra on Mount Vesuvius itself, or if cast it on himself, then foolishly proceeded to dance around inside the volcano's crater. It is also unknown whether he was of of the eruption's casualties.
Etymology
"Zaccaria" is the Italian form of Zechariah,[3] a Hebrew name meaning "God remembers,"[4] while Innocenti is an Italian surname that derives from the Italian word for "innocent" (innocente).[5] Neither is consistent with the naming conventions of ancient Rome.