Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Incantato Destination - Syracuse

Syracuse, AKA Siracusa is a historic city in southern Sicily known for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheaters, architecture and association to Achimedes. Playing an important role in ancient times as one of the top powers of the Mediterranean world; it is over 2,700 years old. Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Syracuse in the Ionion Sea.

Syracuse was founded by the Ancient Greek Corinthians and became a very powerful city-state. It was allied with Sparta and Corinth, and had strong influence over the entire Magna Grecia area of which made it the most important city. After Palermo surpassed the importance of Syracuse it was named the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily. Later, it united with the Kingdom of Naples which formed the Two Sicilies until the Italian unification of 1860.

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