ɪn sˈɪsᵻli wiː fˈaɪnd sˈɛvɹəl pˈaʊɚfəl dˈoːɹɪk sˈɪɾiz: sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs, fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ kˈɔːɹɪnθ; ðə hɪblˈiən mˈɛɡɚɹə, baɪ mˈɛɡɚɹə; dʒˈɛlə, baɪ ɹˈoʊdiənz ænd kɹˈɛtənz; zˈæŋkəl, sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli pˈiːpəld baɪ mɛsˈiːniənz, ænd hˈɛns kˈɔːld mˈɛsiːn; ˌæɡɹɪdʒˈɛntəm, fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ dʒˈɛlə; ænd sˈɛlɪnəs, baɪ ðə hɪblˈiən mˈɛɡɚɹə.
In Sicily we find several powerful Doric cities: Syracuse, founded by Corinth; the Hyblaean Megara, by Megara; Gela, by Rhodians and Cretans; Zancle, subsequently peopled by Messenians, and hence called Messene; Agrigentum, founded by Gela; and Selinus, by the Hyblaean Megara.