panormus

A son retraces his father's footsteps, and Patton's, in Sicily.(Time Travel)(Operation Husky)(General George S. Patton) World War II (11/1/2009)
...for blocking his tanks on the road, what was left of the city was his. In 831, when the Muslims sweeping over Sicily took Panormus (the city's Greek name), these newest conquerors immediately recognized the striking beauty and immense trade possibilities...