Round 12: Tossup 17

The Battle of the Sagra in this modern-day country apocryphally inspired Pythagoras to move to its city of Croton. The legend of the sword of Damocles (“DAM-oh-kleez”) is set in the court of a tyrant who ruled (10[1])in this modern-day country, Dionysius I. Elea, (10[1])Tarentum, and Rhegium were part of this (10[1])modern-day country’s (10[1])region of Magna Graecia (10[1])(“GRY-kee-uh”), which Pyrrhus (10[1])(“PEER-us”) of Epirus invaded. Nicias (“nih-KEE-us”) led a disastrous expedition to this modern-day country (10[1])alongside Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War. In this modern-day country, a soldier was legendarily told “do not disturb my circles” before killing Archimedes. (10[1])For 10 points, name this modern-day country where Greek colonists founded Syracuse and (10[2])Naples. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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