A man from this city proposed an alliance at the Congress of Gela that has been called an "ancient Monroe Doctrine".
A man from this city proposed an alliance at the Congress of Gela that has been called an "ancient Monroe Doctrine". This city was aided by the outsider Gylippus, who beat down both Demosthenes and Nicias. A king of this city suspected that a goldsmith was stealing gold he had received to make a votive crown. Legendarily a man died in this city after telling a soldier "do not disturb my circles", despite the orders of Marcus Claudius Marcellus. That man who lived here is said to have designed such things as a "claw" to shake ships and a heat ray to defend it. The birthplace of Archimedes, this city was the largest on an island targeted in a disastrous Athenian expedition during the Peloponnesian War. For 10 points, what city was the most powerful on the island of Sicily?
A man from this city proposed an alliance at the Congress of Gela that has been called an "ancient Monroe Doctrine".
Syracuse [or Siracusa]