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As he is enjoying himself he sees the other object of the king's order: a sword hanging over his head, attached to the ceiling by a horsehair. Forgetting about the material wealth before him, Damocles begged the king to be excused; "Are you surprised?" said Dionysius. "I came to power by violence, and I have many enemies. Every day that I rule this city, my life is in as much danger as yours is at this moment."
As he is enjoying himself he sees the other object of the king's order: a sword hanging over his head, attached to the ceiling by a horsehair. Forgetting about the material wealth before him, Damocles begged the king to be excused; "Are you surprised?" said Dionysius. "I came to power by violence, and I have many enemies. Every day that I rule this city, my life is in as much danger as yours is at this moment."
Near the ancient site of Syracuse is a cave carved out of a hillside by prisoners of Dionysius, who were also "housed" within the cave itself while they worked on it. This "Ear of Dionysius" as it is called has acoustics so fine that someone standing outside of it could hear the prisoners' conversations within, and report anyone making plots against the king. <ref>http://www.research.ibm.com/DAMOCLES/html_files/damocles.html</ref>
Near the ancient site of Syracuse is a cave carved out of a hillside by prisoners of Dionysius, who were also "housed" within the cave itself while they worked on it. This "Ear of Dionysius" as it is called has acoustics so fine that someone standing outside of it could hear the prisoners' conversations within, and report anyone making plots against the king.<ref>http://www.research.ibm.com/DAMOCLES/html_files/damocles.html</ref>
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