Sicily in a sentence

Given the papal interest to keep Germany and Sicily apart, Innocent now supported his ward, King Frederick of Sicily, to resist Otto's advances and restore the Staufen dynasty to the Holy Roman Empire.

He traveled to Sicily in 1137 to convince the king of Sicily to follow Innocent.

Mann, pg. 123 Conflict with Roger II of Sicily Although Lucius had been the friend of King Roger II of Sicily and godparent to one of his children, Mann, pg. 115 the situation between the two would soon deteriorate.

Over the course of the war, Rome built up a powerful navy, developed new naval tactics, and strategically used their navy, army, and local political alliances on Sicily in order to achieve a victory that expelled the Carthaginians from Sicily.

Since the King of Aragon, Peter III (who was married to Constance of Sicily) was involved in the struggle over Sicily with Charles I, this peace initiative threatened King Charles directly.

Symcox: Victor Amadeus, 160, 164. Lacking a fleet the Austrians had been unable to conquer Sicily; British trade routes to the Levant passed near Sicily.

Syracuse on Sicily as it was on the sea routs Hannibal needed to secure supply, and Lilybaeum on Sicily remained in Roman hands.

Syracuse, the principal city of Sicily, was not much smaller than Athens, and conquering all of Sicily would have brought Athens an immense amount of resources.

The Nebrodi Mountains Regional Park, established on 4 August 1993 and covering convert, is the largest protected natural area of Sicily; and contains the largest forest in Sicily, the Caronia.

To date no club from Sicily has ever won Serie A, but football is still deeply embedded in local culture and all over Sicily most towns have a representative team.

Anton And Giovanni: Adventures In Sicily, Tuesday, BBC1 at 9pm.

Arnold Cassola helps to bring out a fellow Maltese from the shadows of general forgetfulness: the ‘’ Antonio Cassar, who built a reputation in the 17th century in Scicli, Sicily.

A similar trial in Italy, the Maxi Trial, was held in Palermo, Sicily, in a special concrete bunker connected to a prison built specifically for the cases.

A suspected drug courier was remanded in custody on Sunday after pleading not guilty to the importation of some 7kg of suspected cocaine and 100 grams of cannabis hidden inside his van as he crossed over from Sicily to Malta.

But by the time Meloni and Von der Leyen arrived, the majority had been transferred off the island to centres in Sicily or mainland and the area around the centre made to look almost pristine.

Enemalta has advised that a fault has developed on the Malta-Sicily interconnector, causing power cuts across several localities around Gozo and Malta.

European Journal of Human Genetics claimed that they were able to determine when and how Italy and Sicily were colonized by Greeks, through DNA analysis.

Fans who have embarked on these journeys have shared their experiences and glowing reviews, cementing Sicily’s status as a must-visit destination for television enthusiasts.

Forte pointed to Sicily, where he opened a hotel resort with the help of a 25 per cent subsidy of €40m and was made an honorary citizen after creating hundreds of jobs and invigorating the local economy.

Hawthorn captain James Sicily has been sent straight to the AFL tribunal for his dangerous tackle on Hugh McCluggage.