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Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
LOCATION
Population:
125,000 Founding Date:
734 BC BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Archimedes |
Mathematician |
c. 290 BC |
211 BC |
Greatest of the ancient mathematicians |
| Damon |
Philosopher |
fl. 4th c. BC |
fl. 4th c. BC |
Pythagorean philosopher |
| Philemon |
Poet |
c. 361 BC |
c. 263 BC |
Greek poet of the New Comedy |
| Elio Vittorini |
Novelist |
23-Jul-1908 |
13-Feb-1966 |
Conversations in Sicily |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Archimedes |
Mathematician |
c. 290 BC |
211 BC |
Greatest of the ancient mathematicians |
| Dion |
Royalty |
408 BC |
353 BC |
Tyrant of Syracuse |
| Epicharmus |
Playwright |
c. 530 BC |
c. 440 BC |
Greek comic dramatist |
| Simonides of Ceos |
Poet |
c. 556 BC |
c. 468 BC |
Greek lyric poet |
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