a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany | the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse |
the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center | the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) |
one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital New York City | a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC |
| a city in central New York, the county seat of Onondaga County |