Archimedes, Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer was researching a mathematical diagram, when a Roman soldier ordered him to meet General Marcus (who was engaged in the siege of Syracuse). But Archimedes declined saying that he had to finish his diagram. Furious, the Roman soldier killed Archimedes in 212 BC, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

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'The Illustrated History of the World' Published by Ward; Lock & Co; 1890

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Location: Syracuse, Sicily
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