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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Tauris Academic Studies
Publication date May 11, 2010
Pages 245
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781848853225
ISBN-10 184885322X
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight 1.30 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $37.00
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Dubbed ""the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all"" by Cicero, Syracuse also boasts the richest history of anywhere in Sicily. Syracuse, City of Legends is the first modern historical guide to the city that explores Syracuse’s place within the island and the wider Mediterranean and reveals why it continues to captivate visitors today, more than two and a half millennia after its foundation.

Over its long and colorful life, Syracuse has been home to many creative figures, including Archimedes, the greatest mathematician of the ancient world, as well as host to Sappho, 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, the book also 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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from Tauris Academic Studies (May 11, 2010); titled "Syracuse City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily"
9781848853225 | details & prices | 245 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $37.00
About: Dubbed ""the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all"" by Cicero, Syracuse also boasts the richest history of anywhere in Sicily.
Paperback
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from I B Tauris & Co Ltd (May 30, 2015); titled "Syracuse City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily"
9781784533069 | details & prices | 245 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $19.50
About: Dubbed “the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all” by Cicero, Syracuse also boasts the richest history of anywhere in Sicily.
With Jonathan Valin | from Dell Pub Co (May 1, 1994); titled "Final Notice"
9780440210320 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $4.99
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