Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- ISBN13: 9781586421311
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Tourists, armchair travelers, and historians will all delight in this fluid narrative that can be read straight through, dipped into over time, or used as a reference guide to each period in Sicilyâs fascinating tale. Emigration of people from Sicily often overshadows the importance of the people who immigrated to the island through the centuries. These have included several who became Sicilyâs rulers, along with Jews, Ligurians, and Albanians. Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Goths, Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, Hohenstaufens, Spaniards, Bourbons, the Savoy Kingdom of Italy and the modern era have all held sway, and left lasting influences on the islandâs culture and architecture. Sicilyâs character has also been determined by what passed it by: events that affected Europe generally, namely the Crusades and Columbusâs discovery of the Americas, remarkably had little influence on Italyâs most famous island. Maps, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, a glossary, pronunciation keys, and much more make this unique book as essential as it is enjoyable.
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