Syracuse
About Syracuse
Syracuse is a city and municipality, capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 115,636, it is the fourth most populous city in Sicily, following Palermo, Catania, and Messina.
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There was only one orrery maker in Syracuse, and it was Archimedes, because he invented it.
from 433: No Such Thing As A Golden Chicken, 2022-07-01 at 00:23:32 · read transcript
Other times Syracuse came up
Rome has taken over all of Italy, but they need somewhere else to take over. They go down to Sicily, which is where Archimedes lived. It was currently owned by Carthage, which is modern-day Tunisia. Then the Romans managed to take over it. Then the people in Syracuse, the main city, decided they're going to rise up. They start to rise up against the Romans. The Romans siege the city. Then Archimedes, the great mathematician, lives there.
433: No Such Thing As A Golden Chicken, 2022-07-01 · listen
They go down to Sicily, which is where Archimedes live. lived. It was currently owned by Carthage, which is modern day Tunisia. Then the Romans managed to take over it. Then the people in Syracuse, the main city, decided they're going to rise up. They start to rise up against the Romans. The Romans siege the city. Then Archimedes, the great mathematician lives there.
No Such Thing As A Golden Chicken, 2022-07-01 · listen
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Coordinates: 37.0692, 15.2875