Question

One ship built in this region reportedly only made one journey and contained a library, temple, and full gymnasium. One historian apocryphally recounted a story about a sword representing great responsibility hung over the throne of a ruler of this region. (15[1])In the Bibliotheca Historica, a historian from this region described a torture device invented here in the shape of a bronze (*) bull in which criminals would be locked and roasted to death. To defend a city in this region, one inventor created such devices as a large (10[1])ship-raising claw and a heat ray using (10[1])concentrated light from mirrors. (-5[1])That inventor, Archimedes, was killed during the First Punic War, the majority of which took place on this island. For 10 points, name this island south of Italy that contains the cities of Messina and Syracuse. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Sicily (The lead-in refers to the Syracusia. The second clue is the Sword of Damocles.)
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