Jeremy Dummett is an expert on the history of Sicily and author of Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily. He read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became interested in the history and culture of Italy. His professional career took him to Athens and Milan, where he lived and worked for over twelve years.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue Part I: The Story of PalermoFrom Phoenician Settlement to Modern TimesPanormus, Palermo in Antiquity Arab Palermo Roger I, Norman Conqueror of Sicily Roger II, King of Sicily and Southern ItalyThe Last Norman Kings Frederick II, Wonder of the World The Sicilian Vespers The Spanish Domination Nelson and the British Protectorate From Garibaldi to Mussolini Modern Palermo Part II: The Principal MonumentsA Commentary8.The Historic Centre 9.Antiquity 10.The Norman Era 11.Baroque Palermo 12.The Nineteenth Century 13.Other Important Monuments Notes Further Reading Bibliography Chronological Table Index

Jeremy Dummett is an expert on the history of Sicily and author of Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily. He read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became interested in the history and culture of Italy. His professional career took him to Athens and Milan, where he lived and worked for over twelve years.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue Part I: The Story of PalermoFrom Phoenician Settlement to Modern TimesPanormus, Palermo in Antiquity Arab Palermo Roger I, Norman Conqueror of Sicily Roger II, King of Sicily and Southern ItalyThe Last Norman Kings Frederick II, Wonder of the World The Sicilian Vespers The Spanish Domination Nelson and the British Protectorate From Garibaldi to Mussolini Modern Palermo Part II: The Principal MonumentsA Commentary8.The Historic Centre 9.Antiquity 10.The Norman Era 11.Baroque Palermo 12.The Nineteenth Century 13.Other Important Monuments Notes Further Reading Bibliography Chronological Table Index

Jeremy Dummett is an expert on the history of Sicily and author of Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily. He read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became interested in the history and culture of Italy. His professional career took him to Athens and Milan, where he lived and worked for over twelve years.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue Part I: The Story of PalermoFrom Phoenician Settlement to Modern TimesPanormus, Palermo in Antiquity Arab Palermo Roger I, Norman Conqueror of Sicily Roger II, King of Sicily and Southern ItalyThe Last Norman Kings Frederick II, Wonder of the World The Sicilian Vespers The Spanish Domination Nelson and the British Protectorate From Garibaldi to Mussolini Modern Palermo Part II: The Principal MonumentsA Commentary8.The Historic Centre 9.Antiquity 10.The Norman Era 11.Baroque Palermo 12.The Nineteenth Century 13.Other Important Monuments Notes Further Reading Bibliography Chronological Table Index