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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.
287 - 212 B.C.E. Archimedes is known as one of the three greatest mathematicians of all time, along with Newton and Gauss. He was known by many as the wise one.. Others referred to him as the master.. However, he was most well known as the great geometer..