Syracuse, Sicily

Laya Biddala Archimedes Background Information: Archimedes, (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily,—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse), the most-famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. Archimedes was the son of the mathematician and astronomer named Phidias. There is very little information left behind on Archimedes’ family. Some say he came from a noble family, while others claim he was related to the King of Syracuse. However, evidence shows that Archimedes traveled to Egypt to study at…

My mathematician is Archimedes he was born in two hundred twelve BC and died in two hundred eighty seven BC. Born in Syracuse , Sicily not only was he a mathematician but a physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Archimedes was killed by a roman soldier in Siege Syracuse. Although his life is not very detailed there is some things we know about him. He is considered one of the leading scientist in classical antiquity as well as the greatest mathematician in antiquity. A biography was…

it financially, had to abandon all of Spain and all the islands between Africa and Italy, Numidia became an ally of Rome, and finally Carthage became a dependent state and could not undertake any war without the consent of Rome. Syracuse was added to the province of Sicily, and the territory of Spain was divided into two provinces, Hither and Farther. Furthermore, Rome and Macedonia began hostile relations following the new Roman expansion plans in the East (Morey, 1901). In conclusion, despite…

Archimedes was a great mathematician. He lived in Syracuse, Sicily. He was born around 287 BC. During his childhood he may have studied in Alexandria, Egypt. During his time there he newly considered Conon of Samos (who was close in age to Archimedes) a friend. Later in life, nobody knows if he had a wife or children. He died around 212 BC. There are different stories of how he died. One is that when Romans Soldiers captured Syracuse, a soldier found Archimedes working on a math…

A Path To War: A Critique of “‘Chiefly for Fear, Next for Honour, and Lastly For Profit’: An Analysis of Foreign Policy Motivation in the Peloponnesian War” What caused Athens to clash with Sparta? Democracy, Imperialism, Greed, Patriotism… several of these acted as variables on the road to the Peloponnesian War, but fear was a guiding lantern. Chittick and Freyberg-Inan start by laying out different types of reactions people have to threats in the international environment and pointing out the…

what is good.”Archimedes was a marvelous scientist who wanted to discover and study. He made remarkable invention and discoveries. Most of his discoveries we still use to this day. Archimedes was born in the Greek city of Syracuse the islands of Sicily. And he was educated in the city of Alexandria in Egypt,this is also the place where he intelligently invented the Archimedes screw. Archimedes who was a brilliant man was not only an inventor but also An incredible…

The Allied Forces wasted an opportunity to gain a position of relative advantage over the Germany Army by the failure to contain Germany forces in Sicily. The inability of Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ) to seize the initiative allowed the Germany leadership time to develop the withdrawal of forces to Italy. The essay will address the dysfunctional command and control of the AFHQ at the various levels of leadership which allowed an orderly withdrawal of Axis forces. It will evaluate the…

(("Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 15", 2018). However, it was only Greece that was left in the Mediterranean (Morey, 1901). The second Punic War saw the Romans gain power over the rich North African countries, Spain and Greece. “Syracuse was added to the province of Sicily, and the territory of Spain was divided into two provinces, Hither and Farther…

She helped midwifes as a goddess of birth (Roman, Luke, and Monica Roman, 2010). She also was a huntress, meaning she hunted. Artemis comes from Ortygia, a island near Italy. “Ortygia is an island which is a historical centere of the city of Syracuse, Sicily”. Some don’t know how she was born, some say she was born before her bother others say after. Some say before because she helped her mother give birth to her brother. Or she was born at the same time as her twin brother. Both her and her…

During the Peloponnesian war, Athens and their rival, Sparta, competed against one another in an effort to establish their dominance of Greece, forming alliances and colonies with imperialistic motives. Large alliances that were formed before the Peloponnesian war were an important factor in what escalated it. Sparta formed the Peloponnesian League while Athens created what is now referred to as the Athenian Empire. The Spartans won the long Peloponnesian war against Athens in 405, after the…