1 posted on
01/28/2019 4:51:50 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
5 posted on
01/28/2019 5:01:49 PM PST by
Albion Wilde
("A wall, not because we hate the people outside of it, but because we love the people inside.")
To: SunkenCiv
Ahh Morocco, Libya, Tunisia..
6 posted on
01/28/2019 5:04:11 PM PST by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: SunkenCiv
One of the best friends I ever had was named Syracuse. He looked very Italian. Handsome and a great baseball player.
He had one habit which I hated. When he spoke to you or anyone, he got too close. I always wondered if that was from Sicily or just him.
9 posted on
01/28/2019 5:08:46 PM PST by
yarddog
To: SunkenCiv
Thanks for posting. I will check it out.
12 posted on
01/28/2019 5:14:06 PM PST by
deadrock
To: SunkenCiv
I’ve been to Catania and Taormina. Beautiful places and I fell in love with Spaghetti Carbonara.
13 posted on
01/28/2019 5:24:32 PM PST by
aomagrat
(Brains have been washed. Wheels have been greased. Fear has been mongered.)
To: SunkenCiv
This is a 2 part BBC documentary. I watched it last year.
21 posted on
01/28/2019 6:03:36 PM PST by
FLT-bird
To: SunkenCiv
I was stationed at NAF Sigonella, just outside Catania...mid-70’s. Been back a few times, took the family once. It’s a rough but very beautiful place. Some towns are almost fairybook-like. The food, the history, the people...just an incredible experience. Anybody that has a chance to go...go.
24 posted on
01/28/2019 6:21:18 PM PST by
moovova
(US Govt survey shows three out of four people make up 75% of the total population.)
To: SunkenCiv
The Duomo of Syracuse. Also known as the Orange Dome?
26 posted on
01/28/2019 6:55:13 PM PST by
dangus
("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
To: SunkenCiv
28 posted on
01/28/2019 7:15:19 PM PST by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Gaius Verres was the man who looted the statue of Athena. He was a notoriously corrupt governor of Sicily. He looted whatever he could get his hands on. He was known to use the unrest of the Servile Wars (Spartacus) to extort money from wealthy landowners by claiming their prized slaves were traitors and then demanding bribes for their lives.
Verres was brought to trial in Rome where Cicero gave an opening oration that was so powerful Verres fled Rome without opening a defense.
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