1. (

• Syracuse ,

) a city in central New York ;

2. (

• Syracuse ,
• Siracusa

) a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC ;

3. (

• Syracuse ,
• siege_of_Syracuse ,

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

4. (

• Syracuse ,
• siege_of_Syracuse

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