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Archimedes was born c. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily, at that time a self-governing colony in Magna Graecia, located along the coast of Southern Italy. The date of birth is based on a statement by the Byzantine Greek historian John Tzetzes that Archimedes lived for 75 years.
The Greek statesman and orator was born in the year 495 BC, and is  thought to have died in the year 429 BC. This would make him about  66 years old at the time of his death â¦ .