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	The Daily Princetonian - M. lax to battle Syracuse in unexpected quarterfinal game
		Syracuse came limping into the tournament having lost three of their last four games.
		Syracuse will be led by its attackmen, junior Michael Powell and senior Michael Springer.
		Hartofolis and the remaining seniors are well aware of what it will take to beat Syracuse, having played them seven times in their careers.
	www.dailyprincetonian.com /archives/2003/05/16/sports/8228.shtml (832 words)

	List of battles 1400 BC-AD 600
		Battle of Himera The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon of Syracuse.
		Battle of Sellasia Defeat of Cleomenes III of Sparta by Antigonus Doson of Macedon and the Achaean League
		Battle of Herdonia Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_battles_1400_bc_ad_600.html (4725 words)

	Fifteen decisive Battles — Infoplease.com
		The naval battle at SYRACUSE (Sep., 413 B.C.), when the Athenians under Nicias and Demosthenes were defeated with a loss of 40,000 killed and wounded, and their entire fleet.
		The battle of WATERLOO (18 June, 1815), when Napoleon the Great was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, and Europe was restored to its normal condition.
		The battle of GETTYSBURG, in Pennsylvania (3 July, 1863), when the Confederates, under the command of General Lee, were defeated by the Northern army, was certainly one of the most important, if not the most important, of the American Civil War.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/fifteen-decisive-battles.html (484 words)

	Battles that changed the course of history - Differing views
		The immediate subject of their meeting was to consider whether they should give battle to an enemy that lay encamped on the shore beneath them; but on the result of their deliberations depended, not merely the fate of two armies, but the whole future progress of human civilization.
		The Battle of Baghdad in 1258 was a victory for the Mongol leader Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan.
		The 5-hour battle was fought at the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece, where the Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto met the Holy League forces, which had come from Messina, in the morning of Sunday 7 October[2].
	globalpolitician.com /articles.asp?ID=2346&print=true (1662 words)

	USATODAY.com - Cowboys pull away late in defensive battle with Syracuse
		Syracuse center Craig Forth, middle, draws a charge against Oklahoma State guard Stephen Graham during the first half.
		Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two three-point plays in the final 4.50 minutes, for Oklahoma State (6-0), which was able to pull away from a 45-all tie with 6:32 to play as the Orange (7-1) couldn't hit from the field or the free throw line.
		Syracuse held a 22-21 halftime lead with neither team able to shoot better than 36%.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/games/2004-12-08-syracuse-oklahoma-state_x.htm (0 words)

	City of Syracuse
		Syracuse was proposed by John Wilkinson because of the similarities he noticed between the description of ancient Siracusa in Sicily and the characteristics of this area; both had salt-water springs and a town to the north called Salina.
		Syracuse sports action happens in the Carrier Dome, one of the largest air-supported stadiums in the country, and the only enclosed football stadium on a college campus.
		Syracuse's contribution to the development of the automobile was the 1901 invention of the air-cooled engine by John Wilkinson, grandson of the man who named Syracuse.
	www.syracuse.ny.us /uniquelySyracuse.asp (2192 words)

	Hoyas can earn share of Big East title with win at Syracuse (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SYRACUSE, N.Y. The 9th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas have won their last 11 games, and they will battle the Syracuse Orange today in a key Big East Conference matchup.
		Syracuse owns a 41-35 lead in the all-time series with Georgetown, and the teams split a pair of meetings a year ago.
		Syracuse standout Demetris Nichols leads the Big East in scoring with 18.9 ppg on the strength of his 43.2 percent shooting from three-point range.
	24hour.startribune.com /24hour/sports/college_mens_basketball/story/3562536p-12798031c.html (487 words)

	Syracuse Football Blog - The FanHouse
		The odd disagreement, however, is that even though Syracuse has done a bang-up job at mastering the agony of defeat over the last two seasons, there is still a strong, fan-driven undercurrent that the Orange should never fall far from the national spotlight.
		Given the fact that Syracuse was playing with a somewhat experienced line the last couple of years and performed miserably, expecting new faces to accomplish what weathered and seasoned student-athletes could not may be asking a little too much at this moment.
		Syracuse not only struggled on the football field this past season; the classroom managed to defeat three rising seniors during the university's fall semester.
	syracuse-football.aolsportsblog.com (4808 words)

	Syracuse University Athletics
		Syracuse competes against Pennsylvania and Northeastern on Saturday in Philadelphia, Pa.
		Syracuse competes at the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton University on Saturday.
		T&F Princeton, N.J. The Syracuse track and field teams competed at the Sam Howell Invitational, hosted by Princeton, during the weekend.
	www.suathletics.com (316 words)

	Bearcats Drop Tight Battle To Syracuse :: Four Bearcats in double figure kills
		Syracuse got a near triple-double from Kelly Duan as the senior finished with 18 kills, 10 digs and eight blocks.
		Syracuse was the first to reach game point as Duan and Katie Allen combined for a block that made it 29-28.
		Syracuse would go on to lead start to finish in game two despite a valiant late push by the Bearcats.
	www.bigeast.org /sports/w-volley/recaps/111105aae.html (866 words)

	Memphis Holds Off Syracuse, 70-63
		For openers, Memphis and Syracuse put a couple of hotshot freshmen in the Madison Square Garden spotlight in the first major college basketball game of the season Thursday night at the ATandT Wireless Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, and Jeremy Hunt and Carmelo Anthony shrugged off the pressure.
		Memphis' Duane Erwin (11) and Syracuse's Jeremy McNeil battle for a rebound..
		Syracuse got some bad news before the game when it learned that the NCAA had suspended freshman point guard Billy Edelin for the season's first 12 games.
	www.gazellegroup.com /cvcclassic/memsyrrecap02.html (443 words)

	Vermont (24-6) Vs. Syracuse (27-6) - College BasketballNews Story - KMBC Kansas City
		Syracuse is making its 30th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where it has posted a solid record of 48-29.
		Overall, Syracuse is netting a solid 75.5 ppg behind 48.6 percent efficiency on its total field goal attempts, while holding the enemy to just 64.8 ppg and a dismal 39.0 percent shooting effort from the floor.
		Syracuse, however, has a ton of experience in the NCAA Tournament and that should play a big factor in the outcome.
	www.thekansascitychannel.com /cbask/4297766/detail.html (776 words)

	Venus Zine: Syracuse, NY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Venus Zine: Syracuse, NY Syracuse, NY While this college town is definitely not known for its nightlife, it’s starting to see some excitement with MTV hosting...
		It also is home to Syracuse University and the Newhouse School of Public Communications, the reason for which I live here.
		Jacob introduced me to the idea of Syracuse as a viable artistic venue, a medium, a canvas, a city worth a chance.
	www.venuszine.com /stories/print/000991.html (471 words)

	Syracuse Expedition: 415-413 BC
		Alcibiades encouraged the Spartans to aid Syracuse in its defense against the Athenian attack by telling them of Athens’; plans to use the resources gained from the subjugation of Sicily against the Pelponnese.
		Then, in a joint land and sea battle near Syracuse on September 9, the Athenians were severely defeated by Gylippus.
		The defeat of the Syracuse expedition in 413 BC was the beginning of the end for Athens.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/Mediterranean/Syracuse.html (540 words)

	ESPN.com - Expect plenty of points in Provo
		Syracuse could possibly catch a break with a poor snap or a blocked punt.
		On offense, the reason Syracuse was successful last year was simply because it was smart on offense.
		I think Syracuse is one of the surprise teams in the Big East and a lot of people are overlooking them.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1424448&type=Columnist&imagesPrint=off (1221 words)

	Three Western Pennsylvania QBs will highlight Syracuse-West Virginia battle
		When Syracuse and West Virginia meet at the Carrier Dome Saturday afternoon, two of them will be starting and a backup will see plenty of action.
		For Troy Nunes and Madei Williams to carry on the Syracuse quarterbacking legacy built up over the past 15 years would be quite an achievement.
		Syracuse Coach Paul Pasqualoni came close to landing a third Western Pa. quarterback to his roster last winter, but Perry's Rod Rutherford chose Pitt over the Orangemen and Penn State.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports_headlines/19990923wvu3.asp (706 words)

	CHARUN DEBET EXSPECTARE - Translation
		Then Doric Greek expansion from Syracuse not only deprives them of some control of the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, but results in attacks and devastation of the coasts of Etruria.
		Syracuse's naval campaign against the island in Elba and Etruria (Pyrgi, Gravisca, Vetulonia and Populonia)
		The force takes part in the conflict with great honour, although on his arrival the situation is already badly compromised for his allies.
	www.mysteriousetruscans.com /posts/TT12MM18.html (782 words)

	SU Athletics - Orange Hosts Connecticut in Final 2006 Home Game
		The Syracuse defense has gotten after opposing quarterbacks this season and is tied for 15th in the country in sacks with 29 (3.2 per game).
		Syracuse has at least one sack in 14 of the last 17 games, dating back to 2005.
		Syracuse is one of six programs in Division I-A with at least a +1.1 overall turnover margin.
	carrierdome.syr.edu /News/Football/2006/11/17/uconnpreview.asp?path=football (348 words)

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		The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC Excerpt: Two thousand three hundred and forty years ago, a council of Athenian Officers was summoned on the slope of one of the mountains that look over the plain of Marathon, on the eastern coast of Attica.
		The Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC Excerpt: That battle was the determining crisis of the contest, not merely between Rome and Carthage, but between the two great families of the world...
		Five of the battles are described as a clash of civilizations between European and Asiatic powers (or between the Indo-European and Semitic linguistic families), with each one being a European victory and with the view that the Europeans are superior.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/512-29486.aspx (3043 words)

	Syracuse.com: The Battle, the War
		Marcellus was happy that it won, but Skaneateles was far from down.
		This was the Lakers' first defeat of 2006, and the general thought was that, sure, they had lost the battle now, but that the war - for the sectional championship - was more important.
		And it would be great if the Lakers and Mustangs met one more time.
	hsscoop.blogs.syracuse.com /default.asp?item=227617 (0 words)

	Chevrolet, Ford ready for battle of pickups
		Syracuse, Flurries 25° F • Complete Forecast
		This is where the rubber meets the road, Chevrolet and Ford doing battle the way they should, each selling the hottest vehicles in the United States: pickup trucks.
		So these two very American products, which have done everything they can to win buyers, are now in a battle of the decade.
	www.syracuse.com /articles/business/index.ssf?/base/business-0/116298043416510.xml&coll=1 (554 words)

	Optics 1
		Aristotle was concerned by questions of perception, and rejected the Euclidian theory that vision was solely due to rays emanating from the eyes and "touching" the object.
		BC), the outstanding mathematician and inventor of the ancient world, was born and spent most of his life in Syracuse, the great city/state of Sicily.
		He was on close terms with the king, and participated actively in the defense of the city against the Romans, inventing and building war machines.
	www.ee.umd.edu /~taylor/optics1.htm (853 words)

	Sicilian Culture: Timeline of Sicily, Ancient Sicily
		415 BC The Battle of Syracuse occurs: The forces of Syracuse route an Athenian invasion fleet (invited by the Elymians), eclipsing the Greek homeland to become the greatest Greek city in the world.
		Greek mathematician, scientist and inventor Archimedes is born in Syracuse.
		Syracuse falls to the Romans, Archimedes is killed.
	www.sicilianculture.com /history/ancient.htm (379 words)

	The Lacrosse Equipment Superstore
		As the second half began Syracuse seemed to come out with more intensity than they had even in the first half and went on to score four straight goals started by midfielder Shaun Lindsay's shot after a nice drive to the net.
		The rest of the third quarter was a battle with Syracuse and Georgetown both trading goals back and forth, sending the game into the fourth with Syracuse up 14-10.
		Holding Syracuse scoreless for 14 minutes and only a single goal in the last quarter, the Hoyas scored 3 goals 3 to bring the game to 14-13.
	www.lax.com /stories/842 (746 words)

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		Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two three-point plays in the final 4.50 minutes, for Oklahoma State (6-0), which was able to pull away from a 45-all tie with 6:32 to play as the Orange (7-1) couldn't hit from the field or the free throw line.
		Syracuse held a 22-21 halftime lead with neither team able to shoot better than 36%.
		Oklahoma State was 19-for-30 from the line and the Cowboys scored 20 points off 14 Syracuse turnovers.
	www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=71347 (656 words)

	Oklahoma State Defeats Syracuse, 74-60, In Marquee Matchup -
		NEW YORK (AP) _ Two top-five teams known for their different styles of defense were even for 34 minutes.
		Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two three-point plays in the final 4{ minutes, for Oklahoma State (6-0), which was able to pull away from a 45-all tie with 6:32 to play as the Orange (7-1) couldn't hit from the field or the free throw line.
		Syracuse held a 22-21 halftime lead with neither team able to shoot better than 36 percent.
	www.okstate.com /ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1465&SPID=145&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=90223 (648 words)

	The Activist
		UC Senior Armein Kirkland, one of the Bearcats' men's basketball top players, suffered a torn ACL in the losing battle against Connecticut, ranked fourth in the country, on, January 9.
		The battle against Syracuse started out as a great fight, with the Bearcats leading most of the first half, but by half time the Cats were tied at 34.
		Syracuse had 24 more rebounds than the Bearcats.
	www.rwcactivist.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=e2f2ce54-ca67-4a0f-bdbb-eceea1e0b199 (465 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Syracuse,
		Led by Nicias, a large Athenian army of about 25,000 troops landed near Syracuse in Sicily in the fall of 415 bc.
		Their goal was to expand the Athenian empire and to deprive Sparta of a supply source by conquering Syracuse.
		The defeat at Syracuse marked the beginning of the end of the dominance of Athens.
	www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayBattle.cfm?BID=246 (153 words)

	Arizona Daily Wildcat - UA scientist builds death ray in spare time - Wednesday, February 1, 2006
		According to legend, Archimedes set an invading Roman fleet ablaze during the battle of Syracuse in 215 B.C. using a series of mirrors.
		The legend of Archimedes and the mirrors purportedly took place during the Punic wars, when Rome was under attack from the armies of Hannibal, said Alison Futrell, associate professor of history.
		Whether or not the mirror legend is true, Syracuse - located in modern-day Sicily - had formidable defenses ranging from a giant catapult to a wooden claw that sank invading ships, Futrell said.
	wc.arizona.edu /papers/98/249/01_3.html (733 words)

	The Most Decisive Battle in World History - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Couldn't vote for any of the above as I consider the Battle of Thermopylae probably the most decisive battle (land or sea) as far as the course of known history is concerned.
		Battles are won or lost by the side that makes the fewest mistakes.
		Just such a battle was fought on the swollen banks of Italy’s Metaurus River, on a warm, muggy day in late spring, 207 BC.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=63201 (1247 words)

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