SC - re: New to the List
lilinah at earthlink.net
lilinah at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 28 12:48:06 PDT 2000
>(SNIP) Unfortunately, the Sicilians, while definitely being the
>originals of the
>melting pot concept, are very fiercely and determinedly Sicilian, NOT
>Italian. (SNIP)
>
>Phlip
Not surprising since the island was largely populated by Phoenicians
and Greeks rather than Latins or other Italians, for one heck of a
long time, like over 1000 years until the beginning of the CE. And
most of the population must be at least part Greek or Phoenician now.
Anahita al-shazhiyya
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