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You have often heard that the city of
Syracuse is the greatest of the
Greek cities, and the most beautiful of all. It is so, O judges, as it is said to
be; for it is so by its situation, which is strongly fortified, and which is on
every side by which you can approach it, whether by sea or land, very beautiful to
behold. And it has harbours almost enclosed within the walls, and in the sight of
the whole city, harbours which have different entrances, but which meet together,
and are connected at the other end. By their union a part of the town, which is
called the island, being separated from the rest by a narrow arm of the sea, is
again joined to and connected with the other by a bridge.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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