ification ▁of ▁Italy , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁commune . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁ 2 5 0   m ▁above ▁the ▁sea ▁level , ▁on ▁the ▁Monte ▁Cal var io , ▁a ▁mountain ▁whose ▁shapes ▁once ▁res emble d ▁that ▁of ▁five ▁fingers ▁( wh ence ▁the ▁name , ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁p ente ▁+ ▁d ak ty los ▁, ▁meaning ▁" five ▁fingers "). ▁P ented att ilo ▁is ▁another ▁ex - G reek ▁speaking ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁isolated ▁Cal ab rian ▁region . ▁ Ι t ▁lost ▁its ▁Greek ▁language ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁col ony ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁city ▁of ▁Chal cis , ▁in ▁ 6 4 0 ▁BC . ▁A ▁fl our ishing ▁commercial ▁town ▁during ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Greece ▁and ▁Roman ▁er as , ▁it ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁By z antine ▁dom ination , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sar ac ens ▁and ▁by ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁Norm ans , ▁and , ▁together ▁with ▁Cap o ▁D ' Ar mi , ▁Cond of uri ▁and ▁Monte b ello ▁I on ico , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁bar onial ▁f ief ▁under ▁the ▁A ben av oli ▁family . ▁These ▁were ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁Fran cop erta , ▁from ▁Reg gio ▁Cal ab ria , ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁the ▁Al ber ti ▁( until ▁ 1 7