Ancient Sicily: Monuments Past and Present (Spiral-bound)

~ G. Messineo (Author), E. Borgia (Author)

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This new book in the popular Monuments Past and Present series explores historic sites in Sicily, illustrating important monuments and districts as they appear today, with overlays indicating how the sites are thought to have looked in ancient times. The book begins with a brief history of Sicily from its early contacts with Minoans and Myceneaens, through its division between the Greeks and Phoenicians, to the series of invasions it suffered at the hands of the Carthaginians, the Romans, and the Arabs, each of whom left their mark on the landscape.
Organized geographically, the book includes seventeen reconstructions of ancient monuments as well as additional ancient artifacts in six important locations across the island: Syracuse, Taormina, Piazza Armerina, Agrigento, Selinus, and Segesta. Travelers, students, and anyone interested in the history of the Mediterranean region will find this book an excellent resource. The book includes a concise glossary of architectural terms.

About the Author

G. Messineo is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of L'Aquila, Italy, and director of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma.
E. Borgia is a researcher at the University of Rome, La Sapienza.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 72 pages
• Publisher: Getty Publications (April 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8881621479
• ISBN-13: 978-8881621477
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,221,021 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Monuments Past and Present Series.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Sicily: Monuments Past and Present, January 9, 2007

By	Tillie Traveling (Northwestern Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This book is invaluable when visiting ancient monuments in Sicily because so many are in pieces with very little signage, and most of that is in Italian. The flip over pages show how wonderful these sites would have been and the visitor really can appreciate all the steps in designing and building them. In many cases, stones from the sites were used to build nearby towns, so the original sites are a jumble of leftover stones for the most part which mean nothing to the average visitor - this is why this book is vital.