controlling much of Italy and Carthage growing throughout the Western Mediterranean. One of the main reasons these wars began was because both empires were looking to control Sicily. The First Punic War went from 264 BC to 261 BC‚ and consisted of mostly naval battles between the two empires around Sicily and Northern Africa. At this point Carthage‚ which was led by Hannibal Barca‚ had a much stronger Navy‚ which gave them the advantage in the first war‚ although they suffered
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Hamza Kadri 250633253 Prof. K. Dowlеr SOC3366F 16 Dеcеmbеr 2013 Analysis of Transnational Organizеd Crimе: Italian Mafia & Yakuza Thе Mafia is a criminal sеcrеt sοciеty of mеn which first dеvеlοpеd in thе mid-19th cеntury in Sicily. A branch еmеrgеd οn thе Еast Cοast οf thе Unitеd Statеs during thе latе 19th cеntury еnsuing wavеs οf immigration. Thе mafia is vigοrous in sеvеral illеgal fiеlds‚ but alsο tеnding to еxеrcisе sοvеrеignty functions nοrmally bеlοnging to public authοritiеs ovеr a
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to the city-states on Sicily what Rome was competent of. Segesta was again loss to Carthage‚ the city was conlusive to join the Raman cause in 263 BCE. Small level engagements came down without any conclusive result‚ and Acragas was terminated this second time with 50‚000 of its inhabitants suppressed. Although‚ it was crystal clear that whether Rome wanted to conquer Carthage by 261 BCE‚ avert continuous support of the enemy by the sea‚ and govern all of Sicily‚ they would need a naval
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UNIFICATION OF ITALY The unification of Italy in the 19th century was one of the most significant events in the history of the peninsula and of Europe as well. Not only did it alter the European balance of power but it also paved the way for the future. Unification was achieved through the interplay of complex factors: ideology‚ war‚ diplomacy‚ personalities and European politics. There were a number of factors that created obstacles in the unification of Italy. The mountainous nature of central
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largely controlled by feudalistic barons themselves. Borne out of this institutional disarray was the need for land and property owners to find private protection. This need was further amplified by the rise of the sulphur and citrus industries in Sicily. The Sicilian mafia‚ to this day‚ is an influential force in the government and economy of Italy with strong lobbies and control over a vast amount property‚ productions processes‚ capital and institution‚ at a time when the very reasons that created
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words. He gave us advice about the dangers along the way. "You will sail to Hisperia‚ around the island of Sicily for in between Italy and Sicily‚ there are terrible monsters. There is one monster who she seizes sailors out of their ship; over here the waters are swallowed by a second monster where your ships will be destroyed. Therefore‚ you will avoid the straight and you will sail around Sicily. You will also avoid the Sicilian monster Polyphemus; he has already devoured many Greek men.’
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A Sicilian Romance ::: Plot The happening takes place at the end of 16th century in Sicily‚ better in the Castle of Ferdinando Mazzini: "a man. His first wife‚ Louisa Bernini‚ died after giving him two daughters‚ Julia and Emilia‚ and a son‚ Ferdinand. After the death of his first wife‚ he committed the education of his daughter to Madame Menon and married Maria de Vellarno then he moves to Naples with her and his son while Julia and Emilia remained back at the Castle. The Castle was divided into
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Introduction 1 Strength Italy is situated is the center of the Mediterranean Sea. The main strength of geographical location is that Italy belongs to the coasts of four different seas (Adriatic Sea‚ Ionian Sea‚ Tyrrhenian Sea and Ligurian Sea). There are two large mountain ranges in Italy: Alps and Apennines. It is a big plus for tourism sector of the country. Tourism is one of the fastest growing and profitable sectors of the national economy. Italian climate is very different.
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a powerful city in the Northern Africa had established itself as the leading maritime power in the world. The first Punic wars broke out in 264 B.C. when Rome interfered in a dispute on the carthagian controlled Island of Sicily; The war ended with Rome in control of both Sicily and Corsica and marked the empire’s emergence as a naval as well as a land power. In the second Punic War‚ the great Carthangian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Transience and Cannae before
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that extended across North Africa and into the southern coast of Spain. The Carthaginian merchant sailors traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea hence the need to protect this profitable trade by establishing a powerful navy. So when the conflict in Sicily (an island controlled by Carthage) arose drawing the Romans in‚ clashes between Carthage and Rome were inevitable and that was the beginning of the Punic wars which today would be equivalents of world wars. Roman economy largely depended on the spoils
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