Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
Casalvecchio Siculo - Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
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Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù
Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù
Boeotian Statuette of a Horse and Rider in the Vir…
Boeotian Statuette of a Horse and Rider in the Vir…
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Flame Palmette Finial for a Funerary Stele in the…
Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù
Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù
Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù
Hellenistic Portrait of a Man in the Virginia Muse…
Hellenistic Portrait of a Man in the Virginia Muse…
Red-Figure Hydria Attributed to the Nausikaa Paint…
Red-Figure Hydria Attributed to the Nausikaa Paint…
Detail of a Red-Figure Hydria Attributed to the Na…
Detail of a Red-Figure Hydria Attributed to the Na…
Etruscan Krater Attributed to the Nazzano Painter…
Etruscan Krater Attributed to the Nazzano Painter…
Detail of an Etruscan Krater Attributed to the Naz…
Detail of an Etruscan Krater Attributed to the Naz…
Black-Figure Lekythos with Dionysos on a Mule in t…
Black-Figure Lekythos with Dionysos on a Mule in t…
Detail of a Black-Figure Lekythos with Dionysos on…
Detail of a Black-Figure Lekythos with Dionysos on…
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Catania - Teatro Romano
Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, has a long history, that starts around 8000 BC, but later there were Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek and Roman periods. After the Roman Empire had fallen apart the Vandals tried to take over the island but failed. Finally, the Ostrogoths took possession.
Mid of the 6th century Sicily was conquered by troops of the Byzantine Empire. After the advent of Islam, Sicily got attacked by the Arab forces. Raids seeking loot continued until the mid-8th century.
A Muslim army was sent to the island in 827 but met with much resistance. So it took a century to conquer it and even later revolts constantly occurred
In 1038 the Byzantines invaded the island supported by Norman mercenaries, led by Roger. In 1072, after the siege of Palermo, most of Sicily was under Norman control. Roger´s son Roger II raised the status +of the island to a kingdom in 1130. During this period, the Kingdom of Sicily was prosperous and powerful,
The court of Roger II became melting out of culture from Europe and the Middle East. This attracted scholars, scientists, artists, and artisans. Muslims, Jews, Greeks, Lombards, and Normans cooperated and created some extraordinary buildings.
In 1186 the last descendant of Roger, Constance of Sicily married Emperor Henry VI, the second son of Barbarossa. So the crown of Sicily was passed on to the Hohenstaufen Dynasty. Frederick II, the only son of Constance, was crowned King of Sicily at the age of four in 1198. He became "Stupor Mundi", one of the greatest and most cultured men of the Middle Ages.
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In Roman times Catania had a large amphitheatre (capacity 16.000) and this smaller "teatro romano". It fell into decline the sixth and seventh centuries and got exploited to obtain modest dwellings from the early Middle Ages .
Mid of the 6th century Sicily was conquered by troops of the Byzantine Empire. After the advent of Islam, Sicily got attacked by the Arab forces. Raids seeking loot continued until the mid-8th century.
A Muslim army was sent to the island in 827 but met with much resistance. So it took a century to conquer it and even later revolts constantly occurred
In 1038 the Byzantines invaded the island supported by Norman mercenaries, led by Roger. In 1072, after the siege of Palermo, most of Sicily was under Norman control. Roger´s son Roger II raised the status +of the island to a kingdom in 1130. During this period, the Kingdom of Sicily was prosperous and powerful,
The court of Roger II became melting out of culture from Europe and the Middle East. This attracted scholars, scientists, artists, and artisans. Muslims, Jews, Greeks, Lombards, and Normans cooperated and created some extraordinary buildings.
In 1186 the last descendant of Roger, Constance of Sicily married Emperor Henry VI, the second son of Barbarossa. So the crown of Sicily was passed on to the Hohenstaufen Dynasty. Frederick II, the only son of Constance, was crowned King of Sicily at the age of four in 1198. He became "Stupor Mundi", one of the greatest and most cultured men of the Middle Ages.
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In Roman times Catania had a large amphitheatre (capacity 16.000) and this smaller "teatro romano". It fell into decline the sixth and seventh centuries and got exploited to obtain modest dwellings from the early Middle Ages .
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