 Meo Patacca

Meo Patacca (Meo is a pet name and is short for Bartolomeo) or "Roma in feste ne i Trionfi di Vienna" ("Rome in jubilation for the Triumphs of Vienna") is the name of a poem in rhymes written by Giuseppe Berneri (1637 – 1700).This poem is written in Romanesco, (the Italian dialect spoken in Rome) of the 17th century, and is important because it reveals some elements of both the language and the lifestyle of the Roman people in that period.