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A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.
Author : Olga Tribulato
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1107029317
A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.
Author : R. Ross Holloway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1134557736
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Moses I. Finley
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Sicily (Italy)
ISBN :
Author : Edward Augustus Freeman
Publisher :
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Sicily (Italy)
ISBN :
Author : Moses I. Finley
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Kathryn G. Bosher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 131699807X
Studies of ancient theater have traditionally taken Athens as their creative center. In this book, however, the lens is widened to examine the origins and development of ancient drama, and particularly comedy, within a Sicilian and southern Italian context. Each chapter explores a different category of theatrical evidence, from the literary (fragments of Epicharmus and cult traditions) to the artistic (phylax vases) and the archaeological (theater buildings). Kathryn G. Bosher argues that, unlike in classical Athens, the golden days of theatrical production on Sicily coincided with the rule of tyrants, rather than with democratic interludes. Moreover, this was not accidental, but plays and the theater were an integral part of the tyrants' propaganda system. The volume will appeal widely to classicists and to theater historians.
Author : Jamie Mackay
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 32,57 MB
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1786637731
Whether you’re vacationing in Italy or simply an armchair traveler, this guide to the Mediterranean island of Sicily is a dazzling introduction to the region’s rich 3,000-year history and culture. A rich and fascinating cultural history of the Mediterranean’s enigmatic heart Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilization and the rest, but never definitively part of either. Despite being conquered by empires—Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Hapsburg Spain—it remains uniquely apart. The island’s story maps a mosaic that mixes the story of myth and wars, maritime empires and reckless crusades, and a people who refuse to be ruled. In this riveting, rich history Jamie Mackay peels away the layers of this most mysterious of islands. This story finds its origins in ancient myth but has been reinventing itself across centuries: in conquest and resistance. Inseparable from these political and social developments are the artefacts of the nation’s cultural patrimony—ancient amphitheaters, Arab gardens, Baroque Cathedrals, as well as great literature such as Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s masterpiece The Leopard, and the novels and plays of Luigi Pirandello. In its modern era, Sicily has been the site of revolution, Cosa Nostra and, in the twenty-first century, the epicenter of the refugee crisis.
Author : Maria Lucia Ferruzza
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606064851
In the ancient world, terracotta sculpture was ubiquitous. Readily available and economical—unlike stone suitable for carving—clay allowed artisans to craft figures of remarkable variety and expressiveness. Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily attest to the prolific coroplastic workshops that supplied sacred and decorative images for sanctuaries, settlements, and cemeteries. Sixty terracottas are investigated here by noted scholar Maria Lucia Ferruzza, comprising a selection of significant types from the Getty’s larger collection—life-size sculptures, statuettes, heads and busts, altars, and decorative appliqués. In addition to the comprehensive catalogue entries, the publication includes a guide to the full collection of over one thousand other figurines and molds from the region by Getty curator of antiquities Claire L. Lyons. Reflecting the Getty's commitment to open content, Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum is available online at www.getty.edu/publications/terracottas and may be downloaded for free.
Author : Gaetano Messineo
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 21,5 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9788881621477
An historical and architectural guide to Sicily's ancient temples, theaters and monuments. A photographic reproduction of the current state of each site includes an overlay showing how the structures originally appeared.
Author : Melanie Jonasch
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 21,47 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1789253594
The island of Sicily was a highly contested area throughout much of its history. Among the first to exert strong influence on its political, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic developments were the two major decentralized civilizations of the first millennium BCE: the Phoenicians and the Greeks. While trade and cultural exchange preceded their permanent presence, it was the colonizing movement that brought territorial competition and political power struggles on the island to a new level. The history of six centuries of colonization is replete with accounts of conflict and warfare that include cross-cultural confrontations, as well as interstate hostilities, domestic conflicts, and government violence. This book is not concerned with realities from the battlefield or questions of military strategy and tactics, but rather offers a broad collection of archaeological case studies and historical essays that analyze how political competition, strategic considerations, and violent encounters substantially affected rural and urban environments, the island’s heterogeneous communities, and their social practices. These contributions, originating from a workshop in 2018, combine expertise from the fields of archaeology, ancient history, and philology. The focus on a specific time period and the limited geographic area of Greek Sicily allows for the thorough investigation and discussion of various forms of organized societal violence and their consequences on the developments in society and landscape.