Walking up to the Greek Theater

SYRACUSA

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May 21st 2018
Syracuse was home to the grandest public works in the Western world, surpassing Athens in prestige after a battle at sea in 413 BC. Archimedes foiled the enemy by using mechanical devices such as mirrors and magnifying glasses to blind the enemy and perhaps burn their boats. Eventually the Romans took the city, killing Archimedes, despite orders from General Marcellus that he should be taken alive ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more