In Sicily, Palermo, Syracuse and Catania, the three main cities on the Italian island, are attractive destinations for their ...
Born in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), in about 287 ... 214 B.C., Archimedes invented "engines of war" to defend the city, including cranes to drop rocks, claws to lift ships from the ...
Likely the best-known city in Sicily, Palermo sits on the northern ... Head just south of Catania to reach Syracuse – an ancient Grecian city that dates back to 734 B.C. Top sites include ...