1.  siege of syracuse(n = noun.act) syracuse - the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes);
is a kind of beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

2.  siege of syracuse(n = noun.act) syracuse - the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse;
is a kind of beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

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