Archimedes of Syracuse (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/ AR-kim-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor...

Bacchiad Archias of Corinth, legendary founder of Syracuse in 734–33 BCE, and Philolaos, lover of Diocles of Corinth, victor at Olympia in 728 BCE and a...

the nymph Arethusa, but she fled from him to the island of Ortygia near Syracuse, and metamorphosed herself into a well, after which Alpheus became a river...

century BC), founder of Syracuse Desmon (8th century BC), athlete Dinarchus (4th century BC), orator and logographer Diocles (8th century BC), athlete...

Archimedes was said to have used a burning glass as a weapon in 212 BC, when Syracuse was besieged by Marcus Claudius Marcellus of the Roman Republic. The Roman...

tyrant of Akragas Diocles of Syracuse (5th century BC), legislator and military leader Gelo (died 478 BC), tyrant of Gela and Syracuse Hiero I (died 467...

Greek historian Timaeus. Other Greek authors such as Antiochus of Syracuse and Diocles of Peparethus had already written about the mythical origins of Rome...

featured so strongly in Aristophanes' comedies was increasingly abandoned, the de-emphasis of the grotesque—whether in the form of choruses, humour or spectacle—opening...

Alexandria Diocles Diocles (mathematician) Diocles of Carystus Diocles of Cnidus Diocles of Corinth Diocles of Magnesia Diocles of Syracuse Diocorystes...

Plato is said to have procured at the cost of 100 minae through Dion of Syracuse, who purchased it from Philolaus, who was at the time in deep poverty....

Commons has media related to Olympic winners of the Archaic period. Diogène de Laerte. Des Philosophes (in Greek and French). Vol. I. Paris: Charpentier...

used a large array of mirrors to burn Roman ships during an attack on Syracuse. This has never been proven or disproved. On the TV show MythBusters, a...

Michael Chartophylax Mimnermus Mnasalcas Moero of Byzantium Moschus of Syracuse Mundus Munatius Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur Myrinus Nestor of Laranda...

Eleians celebrated the Seventy-fifth Olympiad, that in which Astylus of Syracuse won the 'stadion.' It was in this year that king Xerxes made his campaign...

Dianoia - Dicaearchus - Dictum de omni et nullo - Dignitas (Roman concept) - Dio Chrysostom - Dio of Alexandria - Diocles of Cnidus - Diodorus Cronus -...