Siege of Syracuse (214–212 BC)
The Siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 214–212 BC, at the end of which the Magna Graecia Hellenistic city of Syracuse, located on the east coast of Sicily, fell. The Romans stormed the city after a protracted siege giving them control of the entire island of Sicily. During the siege, the city was protected by weapons developed by Archimedes. Archimedes, the great inventor and polymath, was slain at the conclusion of the siege by a Roman soldier, in contravention of the Roman general Marcellus' instructions to spare his life.
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Siege of Syracuse (214–212 BC)
The Siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 214–212 BC, at the end of which the Magna Graecia Hellenistic city of Syracuse, located on the east coast of Sicily, fell. The Romans stormed the city after a protracted siege giving them control of the entire island of Sicily. During the siege, the city was protected by weapons developed by Archimedes. Archimedes, the great inventor and polymath, was slain at the conclusion of the siege by a Roman soldier, in contravention of the Roman general Marcellus' instructions to spare his life.
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Belagerung von Syrakus Teil vo ...... stürmung der Stadt erschlagen.
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El sitio de Siracusa, llevado ...... da del gran matemático griego.
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Het beleg van Syracuse door de ...... ntrole over het gehele eiland.
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L'assedio di Siracusa si rifer ...... all'ultimo una strenua difesa.
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O Cerco de Siracusa pela Repúb ...... Marcelo para poupar sua vida.
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Oblężenie Syrakuz – oblężenie ...... sta i rzezią jego mieszkańców.
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Siège de Syracuse Deuxième gue ...... Archimède sans le reconnaître.
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The Siege of Syracuse by the R ...... nstructions to spare his life.
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Осада Сиракуз Римской республи ...... астью Второй Пунической войны.
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シュラクサイ包囲戦（シュラクサイほういせん）は第二次ポエニ戦 ...... クス・クラウディウス・マルケッルスの命令に反して殺害された。
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Belagerung von Syrakus Teil vo ...... – Große Felder – Cirta – Zama
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El sitio de Siracusa, llevado ...... da del gran matemático griego.
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Het beleg van Syracuse door de ...... ntrole over het gehele eiland.
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L'assedio di Siracusa si rifer ...... all'ultimo una strenua difesa.
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O Cerco de Siracusa pela Repúb ...... Marcelo para poupar sua vida.
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Oblężenie Syrakuz – oblężenie ...... sta i rzezią jego mieszkańców.
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Siège de Syracuse Deuxième gue ...... es Plaines202 av. J.-C. : Zama
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The Siege of Syracuse by the R ...... nstructions to spare his life.
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Осада Сиракуз Римской республи ...... астью Второй Пунической войны.
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シュラクサイ包囲戦（シュラクサイほういせん）は第二次ポエニ戦 ...... クス・クラウディウス・マルケッルスの命令に反して殺害された。
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Assedio di Siracusa (212 a.C.)
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Belagerung von Syrakus (214–212 v. Chr.)
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Beleg van Syracuse (214-212 v.Chr.)
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Cerco de Siracusa (214–212 a.C.)
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Oblężenie Syrakuz (214-211 p.n.e.)
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Siege of Syracuse (214–212 BC)
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Sitio de Siracusa
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Siège de Syracuse (213 av. J.-C.)
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Осада Сиракуз (214—212 до н. э.)
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シュラクサイ包囲戦 (紀元前214年-紀元前212年)
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