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 (10[1])set in the court of a tyrant who ruled in this modern-day country, Dionysius I. Elea, Tarentum, and Rhegium were (10[1])part of this modern-day country’s region of (10[1])Magna Graecia (10[1])(“GRY-kee-uh”), which Pyrrhus (10[1])(“PEER-us”) of Epirus (-5[1])invaded. Nicias (“nih-KEE-us”) led a disastrous expedition to this modern-day country alongside Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War. 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 Syracuse (10[1])and Naples. ■END■ (10[3])

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