Syracusans
- plural of Syracusan.
Example Sentences
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As soon as they realized that Romans were inside the walls of the city, the Syracusans, wild with fear, could not mount a defense.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The Romans were too powerful for the Syracusans.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
This man, as I said, having been named by the Syracusans commander of their armies, immediately realized that mercenary forces were useless, since their condottieri were men like our Italian condottieri.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
He says the Syracusans had two coins, one of bronze, the other of gold, both of which had an octopus alone on one side.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
The town later fell into the hands of the Syracusans, and in 462 b.c. the Athenians in vain attempted to take it.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by Rodwell, G. F.
