Syracuse, Sicily (ita)

Syracuse, Sicily

Syracuse, Sicily ranks 528th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norrköping, Krasnodar, and Hokkaido. Memorable people born in Syracuse, Sicily include Archimedes, Saint Lucy, and Theocritus. Memorable people who died in Syracuse, Sicily include Archimedes, Saint Lucy, and Zeno of Elea. Syracuse, Sicily has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Syracuse, Sicily is located in Italy.

Syracuse is a historic city on the Italian island of Sicily, the capital of the Italian province of Syracuse. The city is notable for its rich Greek and Roman history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture, and as the birthplace and home of the pre-eminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes. This 2,700-year-old city played a key role in ancient times, when it was one of the major powers of the Mediterranean world. Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily, next to the Gulf of Syracuse beside the Ionian Sea. It is situated in a drastic rise of land with 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) depths being close to the city offshore although the city itself is generally not so hilly in comparison. Read more on Wikipedia