Medieval Sicily: Byzantines, Arabs and Normans August 16, 2013

Sicily is located in the centre of the Mediterranean and has always been a cross roads of various cultures. In late antiquity the island was ruled by the Vandals, Goths and then the Byzantine Empire. In mediaeval times Sicily was invaded by Muslims from North Africa who created a dynamic multi-cultural society. Their Emirate of Sicily was conquered in 1061 by the Norman Dukes Robert Guiscard and Roger I. Roger II subsequently created a tolerant and sophisticated society which saw a fusion of cultures. Rule of the island passed to Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty in the early 13th Century before it was taken over by the Kings of Aragon. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/msba for more information or to register.

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