Sicily Collection (#11)

Battle of Mylae
The Roman fleet under Caius Diulius defeats the Carthag- -inian fleet under Hannibal; the Romans use boarding bridges to access the enemy vessels and fight hand-hand

Palermo Cathedral 1875
Palermo Cathedral

Belisarius Occupies Rome
Byzantine general BELISARIUS, having defeated the Vandals, subdued the Ostrogoths and conquered Sicily, occupies Rome

Fall of Blood
FALL OF BLOOD Crimson rain causes panic among the people of Sicily, and many parts of Italy; it is however simply dust from the Sahara desert

Philip II, King of Spain
Philip (Felipe) II, King of Spain (reigned 1556-1598). He was also King of Portugal, Naples and Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland

First Punic War, naval victory of Duilius at Mylae
PUNIC WARS : the Roman consul Gaius Duilius is applauded for his naval victory over the Carthaginians at Mylae (present-day Milazzo) in northern Sicily

Naval battle at Siragusa, Sicily
Naval battle in the harbour of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, during the Peloponnesian War

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