3 moments

  1. Birth at Cyrene

    · Cyrene, Cyrenaica, Libya

    Birth at Cyrene
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    Eratosthenes was born at Cyrene, the Greek city in Cyrenaica from which his conventional epithet derives. The conventional birth year is disputed in some modern reconstructions; coordinates identify the archaeological site of ancient Cyrene.

  2. Arrival in Alexandria as royal tutor

    · Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt

    Arrival in Alexandria as royal tutor
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    Ptolemy III brought Eratosthenes to Alexandria to tutor the future Ptolemy IV Philopator, beginning his long Alexandrian career. Coordinates are a representative point for ancient Alexandria.

  3. Death in Alexandria

    · Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt

    Death in Alexandria
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    Eratosthenes died in Alexandria after a career centered on its scholarly institutions. Ancient evidence and modern reconstructions give variant death dates; this card uses the date stated by the source.

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