Italian Siracusa. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. city, on the east coast of Sicily, 33 miles (53 km) south of Catania. It was the chief Greek city of ancient Sicily. But Syracuse was saved from the fate that overtook Acragas and other Sicilian cities by its general, Dionysius I, who obtained autocratic power in 405 and ruled Syracuse as its tyrant until 367.
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