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Southern Italy (382 Subjects)

View of the New Castle of Naples. The castle was built by Charles I of Anjou in 1282.

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Tomb of princess Maria of Durazzo, granddaughter of Robert of Anjou, at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples.

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The tomb of Agnès and Clemence, descendants of Robert of Anjou at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples.

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Statue of Conradin, Duke of Swabia and King of Sicily (1252-1268) at the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Naples. The statue was made by Bertel Thorvaldsen and erected by Maximilian of Bavaria in 1847.

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Interior of the putative tomb of Vergil at Naples.

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1. View of the port of Syracuse from the sea, with Mount Aetna in the background. 2. View of the port of Syracuse from the city.

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Map of Syracuse, showing some of the main sights and monuments. In (1), imaginary reconstruction of the temple of Athena.

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1. View of the outer peristyle of the temple of Athena, today part of the cathedral church of Syracuse. 2. Fountain of Arethousa, Syracuse.

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View of the ancient theare of Syracuse, before it was excavated.

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1. The quarries of Syracuse. 2. Interior of the quarries.

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View of the quarry known as “Ear of Dioynusius” in Syracuse. 2. View of the interior of the quarry.

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Ancient coins of Syracuse.

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View of quarries in Syracuse. At the time of the author's visit, the quarry was within the garden of the Capuchin monastery.

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1. View of the catacombs of Saint John in Syracuse. 2. View of the central catacomb of the complex.

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1. View of the ancient theatre of Syracuse. 2. View of the funerary monument known as the “Grave of Archimedes”.

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1. View of river Anapo, which runs through the city of Syracuse. 2. The remains of the temple of Olympian Zeus in Syracuse.

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Papyrus plants and other flora typical of Sicily.

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View of the caves of Ispica at Ispica, Val di Noto Province, Sicily.

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1. Monumental building at Syracuse. 2. Stairway carved into lava stone from Mount Etna near Catania, Sicily.

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Ancient coins of Syracuse.

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1. Landscape near Piazza Armerina, Sicily. 2. Landscape near Pietrapercia, Sicily.

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1. Stone bridge near the necropolis of Pantalica, Sicily. 2. The necropolis of Pantalica in Sicily, at the site of ancient Herbessus.

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1. Mound of volvanic material from the volcano of Etna, Sicily. 2. Landscape at Val di Noto, Sicily.

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Ancient coins of Gelo and his brother Hiero, rulers of Syracuse.

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Ancient coins of Dionysius the Elder, Agathocles and Pyrrhus, rulers of Syracuse.

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Ancient coins of Hiero II, Queen Philistis, Theron of Acragas and Phintias of Acragas.

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Roman coins from Sicily.

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Syracuse.

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Frontispiece: The interior of the second temple of Hera at Paestum.

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View of the first temple of Hera at Paestum.

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