Sicily

Planning began well in advance of the June 6th, 1944 landing; the allied commanders used the largest amphibious offensive up to now for an example of the good and bad. The 3,300 ships that where used for the landing in Sicily set the stage on how many troops and what supplies could be moved ashore by each landing craft. To invade the number of sites for D-Day meant that the allied forces needed a few thousand more transport boats, or now known as Higgins boats to move…

an ancient Roman praetor in the province Sicily. He is renown for being one of the most corrupt politicians of all time and was eventually tried and found guilty for multiple crimes. Both Verres and Saddam failed miserably in their political responsibilities to their citizens. First off, under both of these men, multiple people in both countries militaries, died. However The reason of these deaths is different in both countries. For example in Sicily ,”nautae militesque Siculorum, socii…

structure allows for the Sicilian Mafia to gain control over small towns throughout Sicily giving the local people and local government no chance to exterminate the Mafia. Although the government has tried to intervene before to exterminate the Mafia from Sicily, it has never been fully effective. The Mafia thrives off of filling the gaps that the government does not which is why the most effective attempt to rid Sicily of the Mafia was during Mussolini’s ruling during World War II. The Mafia…

Alcibiades, Nicias and Lamchus as their leaders. Nicias, who had tried to convince the people of Attica not to go to Sicily, suggested that they sail towards Sicily and force a settlement between Segesta and Selinus; then after that return home. Lamachus, suggested that they could attack their real enemy, Syracuse as this would catch them off guard, and would encourage the rest of Sicily to be on the Athenian side. Alcibiades was the expedition’s leader of the war party, and was perhaps the…

modern days. Rise of Carthaginian Power Around 3000 years from now Inhabitants of Phoenicia (Today’s Lebanon) started dominating trade over the Mediterranean (Carthage, n.d.). They discovered and established several sea ports such as: Lixus, Gadir, Sicily, Utica etc. Thus they were able to establish their base in North Africa, Central and Western Mediterranean and up to Spain. Carthage was chosen as an ideal base because of her position in central…

landscape of curiously fluid, ambiguous forms” (p. 81) where he must undergo a series of ordeals to begin the transformation. After killing the men, Michael is sent to hide in Sicily while the Corleone family prepares for war with the other mafia families and for a safe return for Michael. His initiation begins with his arrival in Sicily. At first, the place looks beautiful and peaceful, however, Michael faces a few obstacles. The first is the courting of Apollonia with the approval of her…

recognized the strength of the Carthaginian navy who possessed superior ships making their defense of Sicily in the future precarious. Added to the weakening of the Carthaginian army post the Mercenary War (241- 237BC), Rome was able to focus on building their navy with the full intent of protecting Sicily and pushing forward to suppress any pans Carthage may have had of attempting another takeover of Sicily. Using Carthaginian ship building technology, Rome set about building better ships and…

and powerful. However there was a kind of balance between Rome and Carthage that included the trading abilities of Carthaginians’ and the well organized political system in Rome. The ability of each city would soon be proven by an outbreak of war in Sicily in 264 BC aiming to the control of the island. The island was divided in three parts that belonged to king of Syracuse, to Campanian soldiers and Carthage. The king of Syracuse attacked the Campanian soldiers that had to ask for help either…

The slave rebellions in Sicily, where the result of maltreatment of slaves by their rich masters. However, there were many underlying factors that contributed to the burst of the rebellions. For instance, in the first slave rebellion, the Roman governor in Sicily failed to punish the slave gangs and to enforce the laws which contributed to the spark of the war. In the case of the second slave rebellion, according to Diodorus, the war was caused by a decree instituted by the Roman senate in…

Sicily/Naples makes up 40% of the entire population of Italy. The region in Italy with the highest urban population was Lombardy at 32.6%, but there was still 67.4% of the Lombardy population in rural areas. Lombardy, on the other hand, only totaled 8% of the entire population of Italy, making its urban population less impactful in comparison to Sicily/Naples. Since Sicily/Naples had the most people in its region, the more likely it is…