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Syracuse

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Syracuse

Province of Italy in Sicily; capital Syracuse; area 2,109 sq km/814 sq mi; population (2000 est) 403,500.
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{134} The names Syra and Ortygia, on which island a great part of the Doric Syracuse was originally built, suggest that even in Odyssean times there was a prehistoric Syracuse, the existence of which was known to the writer of the poem.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
[*] This man rose from a private station to be Prince of Syracuse, nor did he, either, owe anything to fortune but opportunity; for the Syracusans, being oppressed, chose him for their captain, afterwards he was rewarded by being made their prince.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
" cried the superintendent once again; "you are all deceived, and deceive me in my turn; Lyodot came to see me only the day before yesterday; only three days ago I received a present of some Syracuse wine from poor D'Eymeris.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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