This handsome 158-page volume focuses on the Mediterranean and its role in the Bell Beaker phenomenon. Throughout the book, the sea emerges both as an inhabited space and as a medium for communication and circulation. This maritime perspective shifts attention…
Underwater excavations around the Aegadian Islands, off the north-west coast of Sicily, have discovered a 2,200-year-old bronze helmet of the ‘Montefortino’ type. This style of Roman helmet, which has a conical shape with a knob on top, a flared rim,…
The impressive ancient temples, villas, and theatres of Sicily understandably attract the attention of many visitors, but looking beyond the monuments to their spectacular natural surroundings and the stories they inspired also offers a way to understand the island’s ancient societies. David Stuttard guides us through Sicily’s mythological landscapes.
Genomic analysis of skeletons excavated from the ancient Greek city of Himera, Sicily, has shed light on the diverse cultural backgrounds of those who had defended it against attacks from Carthage in the 5th century BC.
Numerous altars, stelae, votive offerings, and other finds associated with a religious complex were discovered.
Excavations revealed temples lining the basin, along with altars, votive offerings, and stelae.
The gravity-defying sculptures are the works of Venice-born artist Gianfranco Meggiato
Which early inhabitants of the island of Crete are regarded as Europe’s first advanced civilisation?
Frost fitted herself out with an improvised breathing hose at a party in order to explore a 17th-century well.
Robert C L Holmes analyses a decisive collision between two very different ways of war in the early medieval period.
Oliver Gilkes contemplates an ancient masterpiece plucked from the sea.
Sicily was famed in antiquity for its agricultural prosperity. An eloquent witness of its late Roman wealth is provided by the great villa near Piazza Armerina, a UNESCO World Heritage site. But the villa, built c.AD 320/330, is not unique in Sicily. Tucked away in the south-east corner of the island in the province of Syracuse, 5km south of the wonderful baroque town of Noto, is another rich Roman villa. It is not as large, but it was also constructed in the 4th century and also boasts fine mosaics. The site is little known, however, and barely gets any visitors at all. Roger Wilson is our guide.
Review of James Holland's 'Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe'.