Reviews for Festival of the poor

The average rating for Festival of the poor based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-03-21 00:00:00 James Montgomery Description: From the Palaeolithic to the later Roman period, The Archaeology of Ancient Sicily explores all the main topics of archaeological interest. These range from Greek colonization, sanctuaries and burial, the architecture of temples, houses, theaters, and military sites, to sculpture, the cities of the island and the Sicels. Separate sections explore the fascinating coinage of Sicily and the famous late Roman villa at Piazza Armerina. With clear, concise and illuminating commentary and over 200 illustrations, this book continues to be the standard work on the archaeology of ancient Sicily. Grotta dell'Addaura the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Ortigia, the old town of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy NONFIC NOVEMBER 2015: CR White Mughals 5* A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts 3* Rome and the Barbarians 4* Field Notes From A Hidden City 3* The King's Jews: Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England CR A History of Palestine 634-1099 3* Charlotte Brontë: A Life 3* The Alhambra 5* A Long Walk in the Himalaya: A Trek from the Ganges to Kashmir 3* Buddhist Warfare 4* A Gathering of Spoons AB A Brief History of Roman Britain - Conquest and Civilization 4* Victorian Glassworlds: Glass Culture and the Imagination, 1830-1880 3* Food Safari CR She-Wolves CR India: A Portrait 2* The Archaeology of Ancient Sicily

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-03 00:00:00 Bryan L Mon Very interesting book showing the rare German experience. It covers a short time (June-July 1943) with great detail, so we experience the daily grind. Steinhoff fought the whole war and this book focusses on his short time in Sicily, after the fall of North Africa and the invasion of Sicily. I wondered why & he explains in the epilogue that it was when he first thought Germany would lose the war. His experience of facing crazy odds, being constantly bombed, retreating from airfield to airfield seemed very much like what the RAF faced in France in 1940. Steinhoff's account was well interspersed with descriptions of the Battle of Britain, Russia & his short stint in North Africa. The English edition I read did not tell me when Steinhoff published the original German one, but he mentions later it was 25 years after the end of the war, so 1970. The English translation includes words like "scramble" etc. I wonder if that was the translator using English equivalents, or if there really were evocative German words that said the same.