Marquette (AKA 95) - Naval Cruise Book

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SYRACUSE Syracuse can be characterized to mo-t of us by our first introduction this trip, to Cigaretto Joe. the battle cry of seemingly all Sicilians from six to sixty. More important perhaps was our first introduction to what remains of the great Mediterranean civilizations of antiquity. At the height of its power Syracuse was the center of a small empire having colonies of its own. Daily tours showed us what is left of a Greek Theatre. Roman Amphitheatre. Ancient Cathedrals and Palace and earl) Christian Catacombs. The ancient city was much larger than the present one and numbered among its citizens men such as Theocritus and Archimedes. Archimedes is the first example in history of the absent minded professor. Because of his fame as a physicist, the Roman legions who were besieging Syracuse had orders that he must be captured alive. When the walls finally were broached and the victorious troop- were sweeping through the streets. Archimedes was sitting in his study puzzling over a problem. Amid the screams of the overwhelmed citizens and the uproar of the battle, some Roman soldiers burst in and asked him if In- was Vrchimedes. since thev had order- not to kill if he was. Engrossed in his problem he did not reply. They asked him a second time, and again he refused to be interrupted. So they killed him. Modern Syracuse has a thriving fishing industry, and trade in fruit, wine and oil is conducted, but the greatness of the port lies in its past. Here on one narrow winding street we could trace the development of Syracuse from its founding in 734 B.C. through the great period of Theocritus and Archimedes to 1952 s Cigaretto Joe .

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GIBRALTAR I S 1 4C ... ( 1 1 Hi W i - f ? =: ' - ' isW . ■ 3? : IM U =r m » ' q% ft feiSji -- ' L Pk - - I owehng 140H feel above the sea, the mighty ruck fortress of Gibraltar was the Marquette ' s first port of rail. The Gateway to the Mediterr.tn an has been British controlled Bince 1704 al- though its strut. -ph position has | Truly an imposio fortress, Gi- braltar has withsti d innumera- ble sieges through the yean. Trips to the t ip of the rock afforded an inspiring view, where across the Straits Africa could be seen and on i h »1 her side lay the rolling hills -( Spain. Many remnants oi W rid War II are in evidence on t he steep cliffs and seemed to symbolise the bulldog tenacity at the British, who through the centuries havt controlled the Mediterra- nean primarily by means of this majestic rock.

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