Syracuse

n 1: a city in central New York [syn: {Syracuse}]

2: a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by

Corinthians in the 8th century BC [syn: {Syracuse}, {Siracusa}]

3: the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won

by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

[syn: {Syracuse}, {siege of Syracuse}]

4: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually

won by Syracuse [syn: {Syracuse}, {siege of Syracuse}]