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Expand your knowledge of a thousand years of artistic history, influenced by many cultures: Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine; Islamic; and the buildings of Frederick II of Staufen. From the magnificent monuments of the classical era—the Valley of the Temples, Selinunte, and Segesta—to the beautiful mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale and on to the harmony of the Quattrocento (15th century) in the works of Antonello da Messina. The Baroque style is reflected here in the decorations of the fa—ades of the largest churches and the magnificent architectural fragments of many buildings