siege of syracuse

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1. the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

domain region	:	sicilia, sicily,
definition	:	the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)

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

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

domain region	:	sicilia, sicily,
definition	:	the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)