a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
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Xerxes concluded an alliance with Carthage, and thus deprived Greece of the support of the powerful monarchs of Syracuse and Agrigentum. 薜西斯決定與迦太基聯盟，因此剝奪了錫拉庫扎和阿格里根頓的強大君主們對希臘人的支持。
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The Syracuse Orange is the athletic teams of Syracuse University. 錫拉丘茲桔人隊是錫拉丘茲大學的運動代表隊。
Few players could match the achievement that Anthony had at Syracuse. 很少有球員能達到安東尼在錫拉丘茲大學獲得的成就。