Storiascopio · Era 5 of 12 · primary year 5
Archimedes of Syracuse
about 250 BC · Syracuse, Sicily (Italy)
In short
Archimedes of Syracuse was a mathematician, physicist and inventor. He discovered why an object placed in water is pushed upwards, and he studied levers, saying, according to tradition: “Give me a place to stand and I will move the world.” He worked out the value of pi with great accuracy. When the Romans besieged Syracuse he designed machines to defend the city, and he died during its capture, in 212 BC.
Why it matters His discoveries about levers and floating are still studied at school today.
Source: Treccani, entry “Archimede”
Where we are in the era “Ancient Greece”
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about 800 BCEvent 24 of 25about 100 BC
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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