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British and American forces arrived in Sicily, the Sicilians did not regard them as conquering invaders but rather greeted them as "emancipators come to lift the evil burden of fascism from their shoulders." All across Sicily the invading forces were greeted with relief and often with unbridled enthusiasm.
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is one of the oldest Greek colonies of Sicily. It was destroyed by its rival Syracuse, was raised from its ruins, then taken by the Romans together with Syracuse during the Second Punic War. It remains an archaeological site, a testimony of the organization of a Greek colony of the Archaic period.
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During World War II Augusta was a hotbed of anti-Mussolini sentiment and anti-fascist sentiment more generally, as was all of Sicily. Because of the strongarm tactics that the Mussolini regime used to subdue Sicily, the fascist regime was very unpopular on the island, including in Augusta. When
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to capture Augusta during the first few days of the operation. This part of the operation went entirely according to plan and Augusta was
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Castello Svevo (Hohenstaufen Castle, built c. 1232). It has a square plan of a 62-metre (203 ft) side length, with eight towers
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between the Dutch-Spanish and the French fleets. The town suffered a major earthquake and tsunami in
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Italy; a historical survey by Jack F. Bernard, published by David and Charles, 1971; pg. 476
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Upon the ruins of one of its suburbs, Xiphonia, the city of Augusta was founded in 1232 by
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Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, July–August 1943 by Carlo D'este, pg. 310, 312, 325
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Church of Anime Sante del Purgatorio (S. Nicolò). The Baroque façade is attributed to
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Church of San Domenico (13th century). The façade is in Neoclassical style
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