Thesaurus
Term:
Siracusa
Located on Ionian Sea; founded by Corinthians in 8th cen. BCE & soon ruled entire coastal plain; ruled by tyrants from 5th cen. BCE; taken by Rome 212 BCE; taken by Franks 280 CE, by Arabs 878; then ruled by Normans, Swabians & Spanish; damaged in WW II; named an UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Necropoli di Pantalica.