Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun siege_of_syracuse

2 senses of siege of syracuse

Sense 1
Syracuse, siege of Syracuse -- (the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes))
       INSTANCE OF=> siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade -- (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)

Sense 2
Syracuse, siege of Syracuse -- (the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse)
       INSTANCE OF=> siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade -- (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)