Ancient & Medieval Sicily: Lecture 1 of 4. The Three-Cornered Island.

Ancient & Medieval Sicily: Lecture 1 of 4. The Three-Cornered Island. Situated almost in the exact middle of the Mediterranean, Sicily was bound to attract merchants, sailors, and explorers. From earliest times Sicily lured to its shores Phoenicians, Africans, and settlers from Italy, the Aegean, and the Iberian peninsula.