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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.
Confidence votes 33. He died as a very old man, in 92 years of age. Not only that, but he was suffering from severe arthritis, a hole in the mandible, hardened blood vessels, severe dental infections, and wounds from war. He had also a noticably thin neck, which could have caused spinal problems, though that cause is uncertain.