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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.
A Roman soldier killed Archimedes after the fall of Syracuse (Staedelsches StÃ¤delsches, Kunstinstitut). Frankfurt many writings Of archimedes were lost through the burning of The library Of, alexandria but the surviving work was sufficient to cement his preeminent place in the history of science and. technology