Kingdom of Sicily State That Existed In The South of The Italian Peninsula

by Heady Delpak

Overview

THE Sicilian kingdom, encompassing also the south of Italy, contained a great variety of lands, with distinctive economic, ethnic, religious and political characters. It was not as heavily urbanized as parts of the Po valley or northern Tuscany, though it contained two of Europe's largest cities, Palermo and Naples, the former of which had become the capital under the Norman kings (1130-94), while Naples increasingly acquired the role of capital in the course of the thirteenth century, and stood close by the once vibrant commercial centers of the Amalfi coast. Apulia, facing the Balkans, contained a line of cities which were not permitted by the Normans to achieve true autonomy, but which could trade the wine, grain and olive oil of the Apulian plains for produce of the east.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881127848
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/15/2024
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Dr. Heady Delpak has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from University of London in the UK. He has more than 30 years teaching experiences at Universities. He has published many Books in different languages.