siege of Syracuse


Also found in: Dictionary, Wikipedia.
Related to siege of Syracuse: battle of Cynoscephalae, battle of Issus
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • noun

Synonyms for siege of Syracuse

the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

Synonyms

Related Words

the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

Synonyms

Related Words

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Suddenly the sky is dark with chickens coming home to roost, and bedtime reading is Thucydides' account of the disastrous Athenian siege of Syracuse. Start with the amazed discovery of the White House, the Defense Department and the permanently embedded US press corps that nations don't care to be invaded, even if they have been misgoverned by a tyrant for decades.
Chickens in a darkening sky
Principal battle: siege of Syracuse (Siracusa) (213-212).
Hippocrates (fl. 215-212 B.C.)
when Archimedes used a Burning glass to set fire to Roman ships during the siege of Syracuse. Today's lasers are a far cry from Archimedes' magnifying glass, of course.
Lasers
Principal battles and sieges: Clastidium (near Casteggio) (222); Nola (216); siege of Leontini (Lentini) (213); siege of Syracuse (Siracusa) (213-211).
Marcellus, Marcus Claudius (c. 268-208 B.C.)
Thesaurus browser ?
Full browser ?