Syracuse: History, Former Names & Timeline
The most powerful Greek city of Sicily, which destroyed the Athenian expedition; home of Archimedes.
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Former names of Syracuse
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 734 BC | Syrakousai | |
| 1000 | Siracusa |
Timeline of Syracuse
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 734 BC | Founded by Corinthians |
| 413 BC | The Athenian expedition to Sicily is annihilated |
| 212 BC | Rome takes Syracuse; Archimedes is killed |
Who ruled Syracuse
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Greek city-states |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Greek colonies |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Greek city-states |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Vandals |
| 600–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–899 | Byzantine Empire |
| 900–1099 | Emirate of Sicily |
| 1100–1299 | Duchy of Benevento |
| 1300–1491 | Sicily |
| 1492–1599 | Aragón |
| 1600–1782 | Sicily |
| 1783–1879 | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| 1880–1913 | Italy |
| 1914–1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920–today | Italy |