As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians.
Hi! I was just wondering if there was any Visual or Photography imagery of Sicily, specifically Mezzojuso, during the 19th century. Any resources? Books? Paintings specific to Mezzojuso? Early photographs or daguerrotypes?
Let me know if there is a place or resource to find these?
The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...
