Lonoke County, Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service. We are part of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Serviceâs statewide network and the University of Arkansas Systemâs Division of Agriculture.
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.
He did not die in the ring like youtube videos insinuate but in his hotel room discovered by his nephew Chavo Guerrero. He was found dead in his hotel room on November 13, 2005 and he was 38 years old. He died because of heart failure, which was suspected to be a result of years of steroid abuse. He died 3 years ago.