Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily

Jeremy Dummett 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 twelve years. Now retired, he is a frequent visitor to Sicily.

Preface * Prologue * Part I: The Story of Syracuse: From Greek city state to modern times * Foundation and the Rule of Gelon and Hiero I * The Athenian Expedition to Sicily * Dionysius I: Tyrant and Warlord * Five More Tyrants * Hiero II and the Roman Siege * Cicero and the Rise of Rome * Santa Lucia and the Early Christians * Byzantium and the Arab Siege * Outline from Ancient to Modern Times * Part II: The Principal Monuments: A commentary * The Greek Era * The Roman Era * The Early Christian Era * Baroque Syracuse * Other Important Monuments * Epilogue * Appendices * Notes * Further reading * Bibliography * Chronological Table *  Glossary *  List of illustrations *  Maps * Index