Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Boat Crew was always kept quite busy with man-overboard drills, as shown here, and night plane-guard assignments - not to mention the countless liberty runs they made. . .

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1 Taking the bus from Augusta to Syracuse We got a close look at the Sicilians and their interest- ing way of life. On arriving at the outskirts of the city, we proceeded to the Greek Amphi- theater, one of the largest and best preserved in the world, which is still used today by the Sicilians in staging Greek tragedies, translated into Italian. This theater can hold approxi- mately 28,000 people at a single performance. Near by, We explored the Roman version of a prison, built by Dionisios, the Roman governor of the city of Syracuse during the time of the Christian persecutions. This huge cave built in the form of an S , is said to have the best acoustics in the world, so great that even a threatening whisper against the governor, mur- mured in any part of the Ear of Dionisios could be heard in the guard-chamber above and the guilty person was put to death. The cave was hand-carved by the 30,000 Christian prisoners. Mighty Midway at Augusta Bay . . .