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Michele Amari
1806–1889
A fierce Sicilian patriot and gifted scholar, he turned the island’s turbulent past into vivid history. His writing on the Sicilian Vespers and Arab Sicily helped shape how later generations understood medieval Sicily.
6 Audiobooks
La guerra del Vespro Siciliano vol. 1 Un periodo delle storie Siciliane del secolo XIII
by Michele Amari
La guerra del Vespro Siciliano vol. 2 Un periodo delle storie Siciliane del secolo XIII
by Michele Amari
Storia dei musulmani di Sicilia, vol. III, parte I
by Michele Amari
Storia dei musulmani di Sicilia, vol. II
by Michele Amari
Storia dei musulmani di Sicilia, vol. III, parte II
by Michele Amari
Storia dei musulmani di Sicilia, vol. I
by Michele Amari
About the author
Born in Palermo in 1806, Michele Amari became known as a historian, orientalist, and political figure deeply involved in the liberal causes of his time. He is especially remembered for combining serious archival research with a strong narrative gift, bringing Sicily’s medieval past to life for general readers as well as scholars.
His best-known work on the Sicilian Vespers challenged Bourbon rule so directly that it led to exile in France. During and after the revolutions of the nineteenth century, he also took part in public life, later serving in the Kingdom of Italy.
Amari’s lasting reputation rests above all on his studies of Arab rule in Sicily and the island’s wider Mediterranean history. He died in Florence in 1889, but his books remain an important bridge between historical scholarship and the story of Sicily as a meeting place of cultures.