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Archimedes of Syracuse
Archimedes draws out a plan to defend Syracuse. Engraving from 1740. According to legend, Greek mathematician Archimedes dies while doing calculus during the siege of Syracuse in 212 B.C. during the Second Punic War.
Image ID: 001582
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Image size: 9.0 Mpixels (25.6 MB uncompressed) - 2700x3317 pixels (9x11.1 in / 22.9x28.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Image keywords: 3rd-century-BC, Archimedes, Eon4942, EonBudget, Europe, Greece, Illustrations, People, Second Punic War, Syracuse, ancient, calculus, mathematicians, sieges
