Mount Etna Sicily ’s greatest natural attraction is also its highest mountain. To the ancient Greeks‚ Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan‚ god of fire‚ and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops. At approximately 3350 meters‚ it is Europe ’s highest active volcano. The height of its summit changes with each eruption‚ and over the centuries a few lava flows have reached the coast. Over 1200 square meters of Etna ’s surface is covered with solidified lava. Etna offers skiing in
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Similarities in the failures of Xerxes’ invasion of Greece and the Sicilian Expedition On paper‚ Xerxes and the Persians‚ along with Alcibiades and his Athenians‚ would be overwhelmingly favored to win over Greece and Sicily. However‚ although both the Athenians and Persians not only far outnumbered their opponents in manpower‚ weaponry‚ and utilities‚ they still shockingly were both beaten and sent back to their homelands. The reasons for why two superpowers such as these would fall to a cluster
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The History and Sights of Calabria Calabria is a region in southern Italy‚ south of Naples located at the “toe” of the peninsula. The capital of the region is Cosenza. The region is bounded between Basilicata‚ the Tyrrhenian Sea‚ and the Ionian Sea. The region has a population of two million and that number is still rising. Calabria was first settled by Italic Oscan – speaking tribes. Two of these tribes consisted of Oenotri‚ or the “vine-cultivators” and the Itali. Greek contact with the latter
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inexhaustible land army of citizens. In particular‚ conflicts occurred over a clash of economic interests. The First Punic War (also called the Sicilian War) began in 264BC as a result of both Rome and Carthage wishing to have exclusive control over Sicily. Rome managed to win a victory in the Aegates Islands after twenty three years of fighting‚ by working hard to match Carthage’s strong naval power. A peace was forced‚ with Rome deciding the terms of the treaty. However‚ as often happens with
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from the point of view of our protagonist. The film is set in a Sicilian village. Sicily is in the largest island in the south of Italy‚ and it is known for being less privileged than the rest of Italy but they are very patriotic and families from Sicily can often be traced back hundreds of years and rarely leave. Villages in Sicily are often close-knit communities and this is apparent in Cinema Paradiso‚ and Sicily is also know for being very religious‚ this is emphasized by the censorship within
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and Venetia was given to Austria‚ Kingdom of Sardinia got Piedmont and was under the rule of an Italian Monarch‚ Tuscany shared north-central Italy with smaller states and Italy and Rome were ruled by the papacy while a Bourbon King ruled Naples and Sicily. During this time‚ the Italian Peninsula was divided and Italian leaders had limited power and influence. After 1815 the goal of a unified Italian nation captured the imagination of many Italians‚ but there was no agreement on how it could be achieved
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confrontation in Sicily with Rome‚ our navy was severely damaged during our assault and we were forced to surrender. Our great country was once the sole owner of Sardinia and the world’s largest naval fleet. We have been greatly embarrassed by this loss. We are now forced to pay tribute to Rome‚ which I will not let stand any longer. Our fleet had given us the power over the Mediterranean and all of the trade routes. This all belongs to Rome now. They have secured all of Italy including Sicily‚ Sardinia
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Compare and contrast the roles of Cavour and Garibaldi in Italian Unification between 1852 and 1861 It is undeniable that both Camillo de Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi both played integral roles in the unification of Italy. These men dedicated their lives to the creation of one cultural and political entity. They also made many great strides towards this unification that very well may have not happened‚ or at least would not have happened in the same way‚ if they had not existed. Yet
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life that was taken full advantage of by some Italian immigrants. The American-Italian mafia was created by Italian immigrants that once belonged to the Sicilian Mafiosi. It wasn’t until the mid-19th century that Mafiosi member began to escape from Sicily‚ Italy. The American-Italian mafia was a well-organized operation that became famous for their involvement in illegal manufacture and trade of alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition era in the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties and early 1930’s were
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The people of Italy have been a victim of this type of falsification‚ especially on the island of Sicily. This can be some justification for why the myth of the mafia is present. The word mafia originates from Italian‚ as does the type of organization‚ which has paved the way for the mobs in Russia‚ Poland‚ etc. From the early states of Italy’s birth
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