Ancient Sicily: Monuments Past and Present (Monuments Past & Present)
By Unknown Author.
Description
This new book in the popular Monuments Past and Present series explores historic sites in Sicily, illustrating important monuments and districts as they appear today, with overlays indicating how the sites are thought to have looked in ancient times. The book begins with a brief history of Sicily from its early contacts with Minoans and Myceneaens, through its division between the Greeks and Phoenicians, to the series of invasions it suffered at the hands of the Carthaginians, the Romans, and the Arabs, each of whom left their mark on the landscape. Organized geographically, the book includ...
ISBN(s)
8881621479, 9788881621477
