Sicily - Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome

by Claire Lyons, Michael Bennett, and Clemente Marconi

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This is a richly illustrated volume that demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. Ancient Sicily, a prosperous island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, occupied a pivotal place in the region. In the late 8th Century B.C., emigres from the Greek mainland founded colonies along the shores of the region now known as Sicily. Over time, the area grew wealthy from its agricultural abundance, and colonial settlements emerged as formidable metropolises. Sicily is the only English-language book that focuses on the watershed period between 480 B.C. and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in...Read more
  • ISBN10 160606133X
  • ISBN13 9781606061336
  • Publish Date 21 March 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Getty Trust Publications
  • Imprint Getty Publications
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English