siege of syracuse

Questions about siege of syracuse

What does siege of syracuse mean?

siege of syracuse means "the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for siege of syracuse?

Close synonyms include Syracuse, Syracuse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is siege of syracuse a common word?

siege of syracuse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.