Sicily & The Forgotten Medieval

Sicily is far more than the birthplace of the mafia -- who'd have thought that an island so small would have so many different invasions that cultivated a truly unique, accepting culture? On today's episode, we will be contrasting medieval stereotypes by looking into the intricate and fascinating medieval history of Sicily, birthplace of none other than our wonderful Co-Host Elo Narbone! Join us in getting Modern Medieval by discovering some really fascinating facts about Sicily!

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This week's episode icon comes from the Liver ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis ("Book in honour of the Emperor, or on Sicilian affairs"), an illustrated narrative epic in latin elegiac couplets written in Palermo in 1196 by Peter of Eboli. Our image is "Scribes of and for the various populations of the Kingdom of Sicily: Greek, Saracens, Latins."

Medievalists.net Quiz: https://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/religious-order-belong-lived-medieval-times/?fbclid=IwAR0g4yph0mc70K1M_B4fw0FhVcsAzU8ij0jHqqkEQpb6NIubX9QQKBtpDhc