5 moments
Born in Syracuse
· Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. · file Archimedes was born in the Greek city of Syracuse, which remained the principal setting of his documented life and work. The year is approximate, calculated from the later claim that Archimedes died at about age 75 in 212 BC; coordinates represent Syracuse rather than an unknown birth site.
Studies in Alexandria
· Alexandria, Egypt
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file A modern educational chronology places the eighteen-year-old Archimedes in Alexandria for study. The journey is plausible and accepted by some scholars, but the canonical English Wikipedia biography says it is unknown whether he visited Alexandria. The visit and especially the reconstructed year are disputed. Coordinates represent ancient Alexandria generally; the exact location of the institution where he may have studied is unknown.
Returns to Syracuse
· Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. · file The PBS chronology dates Archimedes' return from his traditionally reported Alexandrian studies to Syracuse, where it says he spent the remainder of his life. The return depends on the disputed Alexandrian-study tradition, and the year is an approximate modern reconstruction. Coordinates represent Syracuse generally.
Directs Syracuse's wartime defenses
· Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. The author died in 1918, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. · file During the Roman attack on Syracuse, Archimedes reportedly supervised the employment of defensive machines, including artillery and ship-grappling cranes, that delayed the attackers. Ancient and modern chronologies variously place the opening major assault in 214 or 213 BC. Coordinates are a representative point for ancient Syracuse and its defenses, not a proven station occupied by Archimedes.
Killed during the capture of Syracuse
· Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. The author died in 1854, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. · file Archimedes died in Syracuse when Roman forces captured and sacked the city. Ancient accounts differ over the circumstances but agree that a Roman soldier killed him while he was absorbed in mathematical work or carrying mathematical instruments. The exact place within Syracuse and the precise circumstances of the killing are unknown; coordinates represent the city.