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 (10[1])court of a tyrant (-5[1])who ruled (-5[1])in this modern-day country, Dionysius (10[2])I. Elea, Tarentum, and Rhegium were part of this modern-day country’s region of Magna Graecia (10[2])(“GRY-kee-uh”), which Pyrrhus (“PEER-us”) of (10[1])Epirus invaded. Nicias (“nih-KEE-us”) led a disastrous expedition to this modern-day country alongside Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War. (-5[1])In this modern-day country, a soldier was legendarily told “do not disturb my circles” before killing Archimedes. For 10 points, (10[1])name this modern-day country where Greek colonists founded Syracuse and (10[1])Naples. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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