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2454 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter S
   ), the son of Sosicles, of Syracuse, a tragic poet, who, according to Suidas, exhibited seventy-three dramas, and obtained seven victories; was one of the seven tragedians who were called the Tragic Pleiad; was born at the end of the reign of Philip, or, as others said, in that of Alexander; and died in the 121st or 124th Olympiad (adopting Clinton's correction (16.00)

2. Charles Short, Charlton T. Lewis, A Latin Dictionary alphabetic letter N, entry Na_sos
   (the island), a part of the city of Syracuse, sqq. (13.69)

3. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter R
   ), of Syracuse or Tarentum, a dramatic poet, of that species of burlesque tragedy, which was called (13.34)

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18 from Renaissance Materials

1. William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors (eds. W. Aldis Wright, W. G. Clark) act 4, scene 4, line 114
   Adr. Enter ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse with his rapier drawn,
   and DROMIO of Syracuse.
   (8.08)

2. William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors (eds. W. Aldis Wright, W. G. Clark) act 4, scene 2, line 28
   Adr. Enter DROMIO of Syracuse.
   (5.52)

3. William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors (eds. W. Aldis Wright, W. G. Clark) act 5, scene 1, line 327
   Duke. Re-enter Abbess, with ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse
   and DROMIO of Syracuse.
   (5.20)

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5 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter P, entry 23502
   archbishop of Messina; born in England, settled in Sicily, and was a chief counsellor of William the Bad, one of the Norman kings of Sicily; elected bishop of Syracuse, c. 1155, and archbishop of Messina before 1183; one of the embassy who endeavoured to avert the wrath of Richard I against King Tancred, after the capture of Messina by the former in 1190; corresponded with Thomas Becket [q. v.] [xliii. (2.96)

2. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter S, entry 29949
   SYRACUSE (2.34)

3. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 5 chapter 31, page 407
   At Palermo and at Syracuse there are similar recesses. (1.95)

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16 from American Memory: California

1. Literary industries: a memoir. By Hubert Howe Bancroft page 284
   To the survivors of the Athenian host annihilated at Syracuse it was ordained that any prisoner who could recite passages or scenes from the dramas of Euripides should be taken from the quarries and kindly treated in Sicilian houses. (4.60)

2. The round trip from the Hub to the Golden gate, by Susie C. Clark page 9
   After bustling, noisy North Adams, with its ever clanging bells, has been left behind, the silence of slumber reigns in our narrow borders, while with ever increasing pace we speed onwards, finding ourselves at early dawn, or late starlight, in the region between Syracuse and pretty Rochester, a country whose lazy canal-boats mock the demands of our modern commerce, and where the sun rises gloriously in the northwest, or so it seemed from the sightly observatory of a Pullman pillow. (4.04)

3. Between the gates. By Benjamin F. Taylor page 292
   Syracuse Journal . (2.88)

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133 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Personal memoirs of a residence of thirty years with the Indian tribes on the American frontiers: with brief notices of passing events, facts, and opinions, A. D. 1812 to A. D. 1842 page 680
   Orren Root, of Syracuse Academy, New York, appeals to me to contribute towards the formation of a mineralogical cabinet at that institution. (6.28)

2. Men of Progress: embracing biographical sketches of representative Michigan men: with an outline history of the state page 36
   He was afterwards made chancellor of Syracuse University, New York, was made a bishop of his church in 1880, and died at Salem, Oregon, in 1881. (5.52)

3. Michigan biographies, including Members of Congress, elective state officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education page 49
   He died at Syracuse, N. Y., in 1873. (5.24)

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13 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. John von Sonntag de Havilland, A metrical description of a fancy ball given at Washington, 9th April 1858. Dedicated to Mrs. Senator Gwin page 30
   H. Evans, of Texas, as Antipholus of Syracuse (in the Comedy of Errors), was dressed in a scarlet velvet jacket and breeches, puffed with blue silk and trimmed with gold lace; cap, feathers, and cape to correspond. (3.04)

2. John W. Bell, Memoirs of governor William Smith, of Virginia. His political, military, and personal history. By John W. Bell page 412
   Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in his speech, delivered in Syracuse on the 28th ultimo, said: (2.53)

3. Emily Edson Briggs, The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as told by the letters of a newspaper correspondent page 138
   The second day's session was opened with a prayer by the Rev. Mr. May, of Syracuse, who thus far has assumed the spiritual direction of the movement. (2.47)

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2 from Tufts University History

1. Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History (ed. Anne Sauer)
   Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Loew attended Cornell University, from which he received both his bachelor's and veterinary medical degrees. (2.23)

2. Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History (ed. Anne Sauer)
   He began working on a subway system in New York, and also worked in Montreal, St. John, Syracuse, Providence, and Liverpool. (1.90)

820 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 205835
   Attributed to SYRACUSE PAINTER by BEAZLEY (7.94)

2. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 205833
   Attributed to SYRACUSE PAINTER by BEAZLEY (7.94)

3. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 205828
   Attributed to SYRACUSE PAINTER by BEAZLEY (7.94)

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