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The island has been populated since about 1500 BC by Phoenician peoples. In ancient Greece, the Island was named Osteodes (ossuary) in memory of the thousands of Carthaginian mutaneers left there to die of hunger in the 4th century BC. The Romans renamed the island Ustica, Latin for burnt, for its black rocks.
In the 6th century, a Benedictine community settled in the island, but was soon forced to move because of ongoing wars between Europeans and Arabs. Attempts to colonize the island in the Middle Ages failed because of raids by BarbaryFor other meanings, see Barbary Coast (disambiguation). The Barbary Coast or Barbary was the term used by Europeans till the 19th century to refer to the coastal regions of what is now Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The name is derived from the Ber pirateThis article is about sea pirates. For other uses see Pirate (disambiguation A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation. Pirates usually target other ships, but have also attacked targets on shore.s. Until the 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb., Ustica was used as an island prison, though it is now a tourist attraction.
The island became infamous on June 27June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. Events 1709 Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. 1759 General James Wolfe starts siege of Quebec. 1844 Joseph, 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, when Itavia Flight 870Pratica di Mare hangar Itavia Flight 870 was a regularly scheduled flight from Guglielmo Marconi Airport in Bologna, Italy to Palermo International Airport in Palermo, Italy. The flight departed with 2 hours of delay at 20:08 CET on June 27, 1980. At the crashed off the island, known to many as the UsticaUstica is the name of a small island, about 9 km across, situated 52 km north of Capo Gallo, Italy. Roughly 1400 people live there. There is regular ferry service from the island to Palermo, Italy. History The island has been populated since about 1500 BC disaster.