From what inforamtion is here on the Syrakousai they seem expansionist and powerful enough to warrant a faction slot in EBII... the question is, are there more important factions to portray instead? I think that a good case has been made for Syracuse, but I am afraid that when not in the hands of the human player they would only ever become a regional power at most, perhaps taking Sicily and Bruttium before being conquerd by the Romans.