The Euryalus fortress is an ancient Greek fortification on the Epipolae plateau above Syracuse, Sicily, built under the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse between 402 and 397 BC to guard the city's most vulnerable landward approach. It was the strongest point in Syracuse's defensive circuit, with a stone central fortress of five towers, a system of ditches, and underground galleries connecting its defensive positions, plus three large cisterns for withstanding a siege. The site was expanded during the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods and survives today as ruins with an on-site antiquarium that reopened in 2016 after damage from the 1990 earthquake. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Euryalus Fortress located in the frazione of Belvedere, was the key point in the fortifications of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, Magna Graecia.
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Wikidata item Q538394, instance of (P31): castle
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Wikidata item Q538394, property P131/P17 (location): Syracuse, Italy
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