Archimedes & Hannibal
Did Archimedes and Hannibal live at the same time?
Yes. Archimedes and Hannibal lived at the same time for 35 years, from 247 BCE to 212 BCE.[1][2][3][4]
Archimedes · Hannibal · Born in 287 BCE · Born in 247 BCE
Archimedes and Hannibal were on the same side in the Second Punic War.
Syracuse switched to Carthage's side in 214 BC, and Archimedes' war machines held off the Romans until the city fell.
Archimedes
c. 287 BCE–212 BCE
Science & Invention
Greatest mathematician of antiquity
Hannibal
247 BCE–183 BCE
Politics & Leadership
Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps
Archimedes
Science & Invention
Born in Syracuse
Died in Syracuse
Hannibal
Politics & Leadership
Born in Carthage
Died in Gebze
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Sources
- Archimedes — Wikipedia
- Archimedes (Q8739) — Wikidata
- Hannibal — Wikipedia
- Hannibal (Q36456) — Wikidata