Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra
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"Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra" is a concise historical survey by John Julius Norwich that traces the island of Sicily’s complex political, cultural, and criminal past from antiquity to the modern era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra canonical | 2 |
| A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3886252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra Context triple: [John Julius Norwich, notableWork, Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra]
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A.
A Sicilian Romance
A Sicilian Romance is a 1790 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that follows the dark secrets and supernatural intrigues surrounding a noble Sicilian family.
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B.
Agora of the Italians
The Agora of the Italians was a large Hellenistic commercial and social complex on the island of Delos, built by Italian merchants as a center for trade and business activities.
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C.
The Heel of War: A Study of Modern Italy
The Heel of War: A Study of Modern Italy is a historical and political analysis of early 20th-century Italy, examining its society, governance, and role in the context of modern warfare.
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D.
Roman Italy under the Empire
Roman Italy under the Empire was the core heartland of the Roman Empire, directly governed by the emperor and characterized by dense urbanization, extensive infrastructure, and a privileged legal status compared to the provinces.
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E.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra Target entity description: "Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra" is a concise historical survey by John Julius Norwich that traces the island of Sicily’s complex political, cultural, and criminal past from antiquity to the modern era.
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A.
A Sicilian Romance
A Sicilian Romance is a 1790 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that follows the dark secrets and supernatural intrigues surrounding a noble Sicilian family.
-
B.
Agora of the Italians
The Agora of the Italians was a large Hellenistic commercial and social complex on the island of Delos, built by Italian merchants as a center for trade and business activities.
-
C.
The Heel of War: A Study of Modern Italy
The Heel of War: A Study of Modern Italy is a historical and political analysis of early 20th-century Italy, examining its society, governance, and role in the context of modern warfare.
-
D.
Roman Italy under the Empire
Roman Italy under the Empire was the core heartland of the Roman Empire, directly governed by the emperor and characterized by dense urbanization, extensive infrastructure, and a privileged legal status compared to the provinces.
-
E.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Arab rule in Sicily
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Bourbon rule in Sicily ⓘ Byzantine rule in Sicily ⓘ Greek colonization of Sicily ⓘ Hohenstaufen rule in Sicily ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Norman Kingdom of Sicily
Second World War in Sicily ⓘ Sicilian culture ⓘ Sicilian politics ⓘ rise of the Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| author | John Julius Norwich ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
criminal history of Sicily
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cultural history of Sicily ⓘ political history of Sicily ⓘ |
| genre | historical survey ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
narrative history
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popular history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in Sicilian history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
La Cosa Nostra
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surface form:
Cosa Nostra
Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form:
Italian unification
Norman rule in Sicily ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Sicilian Mafia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Spanish rule in Sicily ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ history of Sicily ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
chronological
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concise ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra
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| timeSpanCovered | antiquity to modern era ⓘ |
| title | Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra Description of subject: "Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra" is a concise historical survey by John Julius Norwich that traces the island of Sicily’s complex political, cultural, and criminal past from antiquity to the modern era.
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Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra
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subtitle
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Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra
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A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra