[DOC] [TLE] Syracuse, Sicily - Wikipedia [PAR] Syracuse is a historic city in Sicily, the capital of the province of Syracuse. The 
city is notable for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture, and 
as the birthplace of the preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes. 
This 2,700-year-old city played a key role in ancient times, when it was one ... 
Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily, right by the... [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 28, 2011 ... The city of Syracuse is located on the east coast of Sicily and was ... the city 
controlled much of Sicily and large portions of southern Italy. From Colony to 
Democracy. The colony was in fact first established on the small island of Ortygia, 
.... bringing to a close the city's long history as a bastion of Greek and... [DOC] [TLE] Virtual tour of Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily - Italy - History, facts, top ... [PAR] It is a feast of ancient history in architecture, monuments, geography and geology
. ... and is found on the island of Ortigia which in Greek means "Quail", due to the 
... The city of Syracuse was originally named in Siculo (a Greek/Italian tongue)... [DOC] [TLE] History of Syracuse - ancient metropolis in the south of Sicily - Zainoo [PAR] Inhabited since the early days, Syracuse under Greek rule quickly became the 
largest ... As the most powerful city in Sicily, the tyrants of Syracuse ruled the 
island and the ... the old town of Syracuse is located, was the nucleus of ancient 
Syracuse. ... made it an important port for the Italian colonial empire in the 20th 
Century. [DOC] [TLE] Siracusa - Syracuse, Italy - Sicily Archeology - Best of Sicily [PAR] Discover ancient Syracuse, the greatest city of Magna Graecia. ... Located near 
the southeastern corner of Sicily on the Ionian coast, Siracusa is built on an ... Its 
older residential quarter is an island, Ortigia (or Ortygia), from the Greek for quail,
... [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse: History - Livius [PAR] A detail of Fort Euryalos, Syracuse: the ancient capital of Sicily. On these pages, 
you will find a brief history of the city - there is more, related information here. [DOC] [TLE] Kingdoms of Italy - Greek Colony of Syracuse - The History Files [PAR] Ancient Greek Colonies. Syracuse. Syracuse is located in south-western Sicily. 
The first major colony on the island, it was founded between 743-734 BC by the 
city state of Corinth during the period of Greek civilisation which saw colonies... [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse - Spartacus Educational [PAR] Its older quarter is an island, Ortegia (or Ortygia, from the Greek for "quail," 
probably ... Wikipedia: Syracuse is an Italian city on the eastern coast of Sicily 
and the ... Greek city and the most beautiful of them all", the ancient core of 
Syracuse is part ... The settlers found the land to be fertile and the native tribes to 
be reasonably... [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse - Clickable Map of the Roman Empire - First Century AD [PAR] Syracuse (Italian: Siracusa; Sicilian: Sarausa; Ancient Greek:  ... 
Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf 
of ... Once described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse | Italy | Britannica.com [PAR] It was the chief Greek city of ancient Sicily. Syracuse was ... Syracuse, Italian 
Siracusa, city, on the east coast of Sicily, 33 miles (53 km) south of Catania. It was 
the chief .... island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. [DOC] [TLE] Syracuse, Sicily - Information and Culture | The Thinking Traveller [PAR] Visit archaeological sites and Ortigia, Syracuse's island heart. ... of 300,000 and, 
according to Cicero, was the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful ... 140m 
long, it is one of the largest to be found anywhere. ... This delightful pedestrian 
square is home to the wonderful Cathedral built on

Question: The ancient Greek city of Syracuse is found on this Italian island
Answer: Sicily