A History of Ancient Sicily (Illustrated)

The history of the island of Sicily has been that of a struggle between European and Asiatic races for the possession of the most fertile island in the Mediterranean basin. In earlier days Greeks and Carthaginians, in later days Normans and Saracens, were the combatants; and the peace of the island has been secure only when it has been recognised as the dependency of some mighty Continental power, whether in Africa or in Europe...