LOCATION

Population:
125,000

Founding Date:
734 BC

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
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
Archimedes	Mathematician	c. 290 BC	211 BC	Greatest of the ancient mathematicians
Simonides of Ceos	Poet	c. 556 BC	c. 468 BC	Greek lyric poet

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