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siege of syracuse
Nounsiege of syracuse has 2 senses
Syracuse, siege of Syracuse - the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) --1is a kind ofsiege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade