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From the ashes of Troy to the shores of western Sicily, from the windswept ridges of Segesta to the sacred heights of Eryx (modern Erice).

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴: 𝘈 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 tells the untold saga of one of Sicily’s first civilizations.

Between 1100 BC and 200 BC, before Greeks built temples and before Rome carved roads, the Elymians (pronounced 𝘌𝘩-𝘓𝘌𝘌-𝘮𝘦𝘦-𝘢𝘯𝘴) forged their identity in the rugged hills of the island’s far west.

Neither Phoenician nor Greek, they were a people whose story claimed descent from Troy (modern Turkey), enduring through diplomacy and deception…and into destiny.

A story uniquely Sicilian.

I’m endlessly fascinated by Sicily’s untold histories. The ones buried beneath marble, myth, and centuries of conquest.

This exclusive 10-part series tells the Elymians’ journey with truth and respect, revealing how they shaped the island long before empire or nationhood.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦…

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦…

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘳…

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯.

Beginning November 1, and continuing for ten consecutive days, each post will uncover another layer of this lost civilization. Its myths, monuments, and its enduring mark on the soul of Sicily.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴: 𝘈 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.