Sicily - Benjamin Sandra
Sicily - Benjamin Sandra Take a tour through the Mediterranean's largest island in this first and only history of Sicily for general readers--perfect for armchair travelers, historians, and anyone…
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Sicily - Benjamin Sandra
Take a tour through the Mediterranean's largest island in this first and only history of Sicily for general readers--perfect for armchair travelers, historians, and anyone planning their next Italian vacation.The emigration of people from Sicily often overshadows the importance of the people who immigrated to its shores throughout the centuries. Moreover, Sicily's character has been shaped by what has passed it by. Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Goths, Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, Hohenstaufens, Spaniards, Bourbons, the Savoy Kingdom of Italy--and countless others--have all held sway and left lasting influences on the island's culture and architecture.
Events that affected Europe, namely the Crusades and Columbus' discovery of the Americas, had little influence on Italy's most famous island.The first and only history of Sicily for the general reader, this book examines how