Syracuse.

72 miles S. by E. of Messina, and about

112 of Palermo. In its ancient state of splendour it was

Apostelgeschichte 28:22
Doch wollen wir von dir hören, was du hältst; denn von dieser Sekte ist uns kund, daß ihr wird an allen Enden widersprochen.

? in extent, according to Strabo; and such was its opulence, that when the Romans took it, they found more riches than they did at Carthage.