Lentini (Lintini in Sicilian, Leontinoi, Leontini and Leontium historically) is a town in the Province of Syracuse, southeast Sicily (southern Italy). History The ancient city was founded as Leontini (Greek: Λεοντῖνοι) by colonists from Naxos in 729 BC, itself a Chalcidian colony established five years earlier. It is virtually the only Greek settlement in Sicily not located on the coast, being some 6 miles inland. The site, original… (More on Lentini)