Jeremy Dummett

Syracuse, City of Legends

A Glory of Sicily

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This vivid and engaging book weaves together the history, architecture and archaeology of Syracuse and is an essential companion for anyone visiting the city. Dubbed 'the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all' by Cicero, Syracuse also boasts the richest history of anywhere in Sicily. This is the first modern historical guide to the city, exploring Syracuse's place within the island and the wider Mediterranean and revealing why it continues to captivate visitors today, more than two and a half millennia after its foundation. Over its long and colourful life, Syracuse has been home to many creative figures, including Archimedes, the greatest mathematician of the ancient world, as well as host to Plato, Scipio Africanus, conqueror of Hannibal, and Caravaggio, who have all contributed to the rich history and atmosphere of this beguiling and distinctive Sicilian city. Generously illustrated, Syracuse, City of Legends offers detailed descriptions of the principal monuments from each period in the city's life, explaining their physical location as well as their historical context. This vivid and engaging history weaves together the history, architecture and archaeology of Syracuse and will be an invaluable companion for anyone visiting the city as well as a compelling introduction to its ancient and modern history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780755635337
• ISBN-10: 0755635337
• Artikelnr.: 59507262

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Dummett became interested in the history and culture of Italy when reading history at Trinity College, Cambridge and has been an expert on the history and culture of Sicily since. His professional career took him to Athens and Milan, where he lived and worked for over twelve years. His website is www.jeremydummett.com.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue Part 1. The Story
of Syracuse: From Greek City State to Modern Times 1. Foundation and the
Rule of Gelon and Hiero I 2. The Athenian Expedition to Sicily 3. Dionysius
I: Tyrant and Warlord 4. Five More Tyrants 5. Hiero II and the Roman Siege
6. Cicero and the Rise of Rome 7. Santa Lucia and the Early Christians 8.
Byzantium and the Arab Siege 9. Outline to 1945 10. Modern Syracuse Part 2.
The Principal Monuments: A Commentary 11. The Greek Era 12. The Roman Era
13. The Early Christian Era 14. Baroque Syracuse 15. Other Important
Monuments Notes Further Reading Bibliography Chronological Table Glossary
Index