Round 11: 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 (10[1])who ruled in this modern-day country, (10[1])Dionysius I. Elea, Tarentum, and Rhegium (10[1])were part of this 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 alongside Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian (10[1])War. (10[1])In this modern-day country, a soldier was legendarily told “do not disturb my circles” before killing Archimedes. For 10 points, name this modern-day country where Greek colonists founded (10[1])Syracuse (10[1])and Naples. ■END■ (10[2])

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