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Archimedes Birth and Accomplishments
He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily. He was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. -
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Death of Archimedes
Even though the order was that Archimedes should not be harmed, he died in 212 BC during the Siege of Syracuse when he was killed by a Roman soldier. -
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Fall of Syracuse
The Siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 214-212 BC and in the end, the Magna Graecia, the Hellenistic city of Syracuse, fell. -
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Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia is the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf. Around 200 BC, it was extremely populatized by Greek settlers, particularly the Archaen colonies of Tarentum, Croton, and Sybaris. -
Manuscripts to Printing Press
Over the centuries they realized thay writing manuscripts were too time consuming. Johannes Gutenberg tried improving the efficiency by coming up with the Printing Press. -
Invention of Typewriter
Remington began the production of its first typewriter. The typewriter is a machine designed to print and impress on to paper. It allowed for a more efficient and legible substitute for handwritten Manuscripts; just like the printing press was desiged to do. -
Homer's Writing
Homer uses the terms Achaens as a generic term for Greeks throughout the Illiad. -
Homer Manuscripts
Homer has more than 2000 existing manuscripts today. -
Monks writing Manuscripts
During the middle ages, Monks would usually be the ones in charge of manuscripts. They were always very focused when they would record the texts down. It was very time consuming and a single manuscript could take years.
