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Corsica History
After Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus, Corsica is the 4th largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. It is surrounded by 2 countries and one island of Europe, located southeast of France, southwest of Italy and north of Sardinia, the island.
Past history
The island up until 237 BC was under the influence and domination of Carthaginian, when Roman Republic took over it. It was under this Roman domination till its conquest in AD 430 by Vandals and later in 522 by the famous Byzantine Empire. However, as the Byzantine control collapsed, Corsica came under other various influences which includes the Lombards and Arabs before it fell in 1282 to Genoa finally following their battel against Pisa known as the Battle of Meloria.
Corsica was again taken over by the Aragon between 1296-1434 and later by France in 1553-1559, it remanined under Genoese control before France purchased it in 1768.
During the World War II, while Northern France was taken over by the Germans, Corsica remained part of Vichy France (1940-1942) which was later occupied by the Fascist Italy.
Important figure of Corsican history- Pasquale Paoli
Pasquale Paoli is a very important figure of Corsican history who was their general and a patriot who fought hard for there independence. It was with this man that head of Moor's ("Testa Maura") was selected as Corsica's emblem, going back between 850-1034 when Corsica was under Moors control
Travel guide to Corsica
Corsica History
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