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Paul’s Last Journey
SICILY
Ortigia island (Old Town)
ORTYGIA ISLAND
By around 750 BC, Sicily had three Phoenician and a dozen Greek colonies.
Syracuse’s island of Ortygia, stretches out over the sea. Ortygia Island is connected by a bridge to
the mainland, where the modem city extends. According to the 5th c. BC historian Thucydides, the
ancient city was founded in 734-733 BC by a group of Corinthian settlers led by the oecist Archias.
Greek Theatre (in regular use)
Mount Etna Syracuse Old Town