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Archimedes' Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of Syracuse, 215-212 BC (1642). A military engine devised by the Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes, said to have been used to set fire to attacking Roman ships taking part in the siege of Syracuse.
Location
Ann Ronan Picture Library/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART311957
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3603px × 2908px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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Archimedes (c.287-212 BCE)
Engraving
Mirror
Naval
Siege
Siege of Syracuse (215-212 BCE)
Technology