Archimedes at the Siege of Syracuse by Attributed to Scipione Compagno — large framed print

Archimedes at the Siege of Syracuse

Attributed to Scipione Compagno, 17th century

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214–212 BC: Marcellus's Roman fleet attacks Syracuse while Archimedes' war machines and burning mirrors defend the walls. The city fell, and Archimedes was killed in the sack.

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