Monreale Cathedral Blends Many Art Traditions in Medieval Sicily
Sicily was controlled or settled at various times by Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Saracens, Normans and Spaniards. This view is Monreale, in the north, east…
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Archeology in Sicily: Bikini Girls and other Floor Puzzles
In the huge Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, a girl is can be seen through the corridor....................not one, but the room has 10 of t…
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Archeology in Sicily: Giant Temples...........Fallen
In Selinunte, Sicily, the remains of several Greek temples from the 6th- 5th century BC can reveal much about temple construction, although they fell to Carth…
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Archeology in Sicily: Earliest Dome?
(Thanks to Mark Schara for the use of his photographs) The North Baths of Morgantina, in east central Sicily, date to the 3rd century BCE and may in fact …
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Archeology in Sicily: A Statue from Mozia: Who? What? When? Where?
This tall elegant Charioteer of Mozia or "Giovane of M ozia," was excavated in 1979. It brings up problems of identity, meaning and dating in Greek …
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Archeology in Sicily: The Morgantina Acroliths
This is the first of 5 blogs on archeology in Sicily which will cover topics in art and architecture that can trace the island's history from the Archaic …
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Ceramic Art: The wonderful tiles of Caltagirone
In the hills of central Sicily the Cathedral of Caltagirone--its dome covered with ceramic tiles--is just one the many wonders in this city of colorful tile (B…
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Ancient Buildings, Modern Use, Part II
The Cathedral of Sircusa (Syracuse), Sicily is built within the colonnades of Greek temple to Athena from the early 5th century BC. Byzantine Christians …
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