Palermo, City of Kings

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 Palermo
From Phoenician Settlement to Modern Times
Panormus, Palermo in Antiquity
Arab Palermo
Roger I, Norman Conqueror of Sicily
Roger II, King of Sicily and Southern Italy
The 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 Monuments
A Commentary
8.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