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Leontini (lēəntī`nī), ancient city, E Sicily, c.20 mi (32 km) S of Catania. It was (729 B.C.) a colony of Chalcidians from the island of Naxos and passed (5th cent. B.C.) under the rule of Syracuse. It was the legendary home of the Laestrygones, a group of giants encountered by Odysseus. The modern town occupying the site is Lentini.

Leontini

an ancient Greek city in Sicily, founded in 729 B.C. by inhabitants of the nearby Chalcidian colony of Naxos. The city fought against Syracuse for independence; in the early fourth century B.C. it came under the power of the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius. During the Second Punic War (218–201 B.C.), Leontini became part of Carthage. It was destroyed by Rome in 214 B.C.

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No references found			An oligarchy is also changed into a tyranny; such was the rise of most of the ancient tyrannies in Sicily; at Leontini, into the tyranny of Panaetius; at Gela, into that of Cleander; at Rhegium into that of Anaxilaus; and the like in many other cities. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context			Leontev, Aleksei Nikolaevich Leontev, Konstantin Leontev, Konstantin Nikolaevich Leontev, Lev Leontev, Lev Abramovich Leontev, Oleg Leontev, Oleg Konstantinovich Leontief, Wassily Leontief, Wassily W. Leontii Andrianovich Gagemeister Leontii Benois Leontii Bunin Leontii Dubelt Leontii Filippovich Magnitskii Leontii Gagemeister Leontii Grigorevich Ramenskii Leontii Kotliar Leontii Lukianovich Shamshurenkov Leontii Magnitskii Leontii Nikolaevich Benois Leontii Ramenskii Leontii Shamshurenkov Leontii Tarasevich Leontii Vasilevich Dubelt Leontii Zakharovich Kotliar Leontini Leontodon Leontopodium Leontovich, Aleksandr Leontovich, Aleksandr Vasilevich Leontovich, Mikhail Leontovich, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Leontovich, Nikolai Leontovich, Nikolai Dmitrievich Leonurus Leopard Leopard Moth leopard seal leopard shark leopard's spots Leopardi Leopardi, Giacomo leopardwood Leopold Leopold and Astrid Coast Leopold Antonovich Sulerzhitskii Leopold Buch Leopold Daun Leopold Fedorovich Nikolai Leopold Gmelin Leopold Godowski			Leontief Leontief paradox Leontief Paradoxes Leontief trefler paradox Leontief's paradox Leontief, Wassily Leontief, Wassily Leontief, Wassily W. Leontief, Wassily W. Leontief-Trefler paradox Leontii Andrianovich Gagemeister Leontii Benois Leontii Bunin Leontii Dubelt Leontii Filippovich Magnitskii Leontii Gagemeister Leontii Grigorevich Ramenskii Leontii Kotliar Leontii Lukianovich Shamshurenkov Leontii Magnitskii Leontii Nikolaevich Benois Leontii Ramenskii Leontii Shamshurenkov Leontii Tarasevich Leontii Vasilevich Dubelt Leontii Zakharovich Kotliar Leontini Leontocebus Leontocebus oedipus Leontocebus rosalia Leontodon Leontodon Leontodon autumnalis Leontopithecus rosalia Leontopithecus rosalia Leontopithecus rosalia Leontopodium Leontopodium Leontopodium Leontopodium alpinum Leontopodium alpinum Leontovich, Aleksandr Leontovich, Aleksandr Vasilevich Leontovich, Mikhail Leontovich, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Leontovich, Nikolai Leontovich, Nikolai Dmitrievich Leonty Ramensky Leontyev Leontyne Price Leonurus Leonurus Leonurus cardiaca Leonurus cardiaca Leonurus Heterophyllus LEOOP LEOP

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