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Antiochus of Syracuse, Greek historian, flourished about 420 BC Nothing is known of his life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because of their accuracy. He wrote a History of Sicily from the earliest times to




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Antiochus of Syracuse, Greek historian, flourished about 420 BC Nothing is known of his life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because of their accuracy. He wrote a History of Sicily from the earliest times to 424
424 BC

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