Syracuse

Summary

Syracuse is an archaeological site^[1]. Syracuse ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Syracuse is in the country of Ancient Rome^[3].
• Syracuse is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Syracuse is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• Syracuse's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Syracuse's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[7].
• Syracuse's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Syracuse's instance of is recorded as polis^[9].
• Syracuse's Commons category is recorded as Syracuse^[10].
• 735 BC marks the founding of Syracuse^[11].
• Syracuse's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.083333333333, 'longitude': 15.283333333333}^[12].
• Syracuse's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.083333, 'longitude': 15.283333}^[13].
• Syracuse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ortygia^[14].
• Syracuse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sicily^[15].
• Syracuse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient Syracuse^[16].
• Syracuse's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[17].
• Syracuse's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Syracuse's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Syracuse's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[20].
• Syracuse's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Syracuse's replaced by is recorded as Syracuse^[22].
• Syracuse's category for people born here is recorded as Q20727198^[23].
• Syracuse's category for people who died here is recorded as Q20727245^[24].
• Syracuse dates from the classical antiquity^[25].
• Syracuse's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece^[26].
• Syracuse's culture is recorded as Ancient Rome^[27].

Body

Founding

735 BC marks the founding of Syracuse^[11].

Why It Matters

Syracuse ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 views/month).^[2] Syracuse is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]