Initially, this place X was inhabited by a tribe, Ilvati, who were originally from the north western region of Italy. Thus it was called Ilva. Famous for its abundant mines and iron deposits, the Greeks referred to it as Aethalia, which literally meant fumes after fumes of the furnaces for metal production.
After a series of invasions and barbarian raids, it came into possession of Pisa and after changing hands among the Italians and Spaniards it finally fell into French hands in 1802. Since then, X is particularly famous as the place where Y lived temporarily. During Y's stay, he was responsible for economic and social reforms which led to a better standard of living.
The connection between X and Y is also the subject of a certain well known wordplay.
Identify X and Y.
elba(obvious?) Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
ReplyDeletenapolean the isand of elba
ReplyDeleteElba and napoleon
ReplyDeleteX - Elba
ReplyDeleteY - Napolean Bonaparte
(sic)The Island Elba, best known for its connection to Napolean, who was sent there to begin his exile after the treaty of fountainebleau. His stay there is the basis for the famous palindrome 'Able was I ere I saw Elba'.
ReplyDeleteX = Elba
ReplyDeleteY = Napoleon
X-the place is ELBA
ReplyDeletey=Napoleon Bonaparte
the wordplay is the famous palindroimic sentence
ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA
X- ELBA
ReplyDeleteY- NAPOLEAN
X-elba
ReplyDeleteY-napoleon
X: Elba
ReplyDeleteY: Napolean,
wordplay: able was i ere i saw elba
Isola d'elba...the place wer napolean bonaparte was exiled to
ReplyDeleteelba..napolean stayed here..
ReplyDelete"Able was I ere I saw Elba"