[Footnote 58: The ancient magnitude and splendour of the
five quarters of Syracuse are delineated by Cicero (in
Varrem, actio ii. 1. iv. c. 52, 53), Strabo (1. vi p. 415
(p. 270, ed. Casaub.)), and D'Orville Sicula (tom. ii. p.
174-202), The new city. restored by Augustus, shrunk towards
the island.]