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Castle -  The Eurialo Castle is a jewel of Greek defense
military engineering. It stands just a few kilometers west of
the city centre, on a scenic place from which approaching foes
could be seen from afar. Although today, due to various building
projects, the landscape is not what it once was, when Eighteenth
and Nineteenth century travelers wrote of its famed beauty.  The
name "Eurialo" comes from The Greek word "Eurvelos" which means
"broad nail", roughly describing. Originally created by
Dionysius the Elder to defend Syracuse from Carthaginian
invasion, it was constructed at the point at which the city
walls converged. It took six years to build.  Though it
underwent alterations over the centuries, its strength and
brilliant design to which, it is said, Archimedes contributed,
was such that it was never taken in battle.  In