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Seated Demeter Figurine
Terracotta statue of a throned divinity, probably Demeter (Goddess of harvests and earth fertility). Late 6th, early 5th century BCE, from Sicily. (Archaeological Museum, Milan)
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The Western Mediterranean 264 BCE
Map of the western Mediterranean at the time of the First Punic War in 264 BCE.
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Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was a Latin or Frankish state in Greece that existed from 1205 to 1458 CE. It was created in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade (1202-1204 CE) and would be ruled for the majority of its history by the Burgundian de la...
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Bikini Mosaic
3rd Century mosaic of Bikini Girls at the Villa Romana at Piazza Armerina in Sicily.
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Doric Temple, Segesta
The Doric Temple of Segesta, Sicily. The temple was constructed in the late 5th century BCE, on a hill outside the city. Perhaps due to the outbreak of war, it was never fully completed.
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Map of Sicilian Dolmens
A map indicating with red dots the location of dolmens in Sicily.
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Coronation of Manfred
Manfred is crowned King of Sicily (1258 CE).
Miniature from the Chronicle of Giovanni Villani.
Second half of the 13th century CE.
Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cod. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 85r.
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The Dolmen of Sciacca
The Dolmen of Sciacca, in "Contrada Femmina Morta", Sicily.
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Sicilian Silver Tetradrachm
Silver tetradrachm from Catane, Sicily, c. 410 BCE. O: Head of Apollo. (R: Charioteer and Nike).
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Carthaginian Warfare
Carthaginian warfare has been overshadowed by defeat to Rome in the Punic Wars, but for six centuries before that Carthage was remarkably successful in conquering lucrative territories in North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and Sicily. By...