Questions tagged [sicily]
Sicily is the largest Mediterranean island.
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What was this king/ warrior's exact name (AGATHOFLIS)
I'm reading some books (in Arabic) about north African history, and exactly the Igilgili (modern day Jijel ) region and I found a story about a warrior / king who tried to conquer the region (4th ...
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How did the Allies achieve air superiority on Sicily?
The Allies had freed all of Africa by the start of 1943. Afterwards, they landed in Sicily with a huge air force and fleet. How did they manage to land with the opposition of the Luftwaffe and Regia ...
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Why did the Athenian expedition to Sicily fail? [closed]
Was the Athenian expedition to Sicily during the Peloponnesian war a strategic failure, a tactical failure or both?
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What role did Lucky Luciano play in facilitating the invasion of Sicily?
On the night of July 9, 1943, 160,000 Allied troops landed on the extreme southwestern shore of Sicily. After securing a beachhead, Gen. George Patton's U.S. Seventh Army launched an offensive into ...
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What cultures have had a lasting effect on Sicilian culture? [closed]
Considering that Sicily has been inhabited by multiple empires/peoples
native Sicilians/Italians tribes and communes
Greeks (partially)
Carthaginians (partially)
Romans
Ostrogoths (very briefly)
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