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Illustrated History of Sicily

A visual journey through the land, cuisine, people, language, and living traditions of Sicily — the crossroads of civilizations.

A visual journey through the land, cuisine, people, language, and living traditions of Sicily — the crossroads of civilizations.

On May 11, 1860, a 53-year-old revolutionary named Giuseppe Garibaldi…

At the conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession in…

After the Revolt of the Sicilian Vespers drove the French…

When the last Norman king died in 1189 without a…

The Norman conquest of Sicily was one of the most…

The Arab conquest of Sicily began in 827 AD and…