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Archimedes had several inventions to defend Syracuse, including walls that could shoot arrows. The most famous of these inventions was the Archimedes Claw; a device to lift attacking Roman warships out of the water. No one today has been able to figure out how this device worked.
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Did the Egyptians invent the first pulley?
yes they did they did i have a history degree. Sorry but the first pulley was not invented by the Egyptians it was invented by Archimedes of Syracuse in around 250 BCE.
Where was Archimedes hometown?
The hometown of Archimedes was Syracuse Sicily. This was back when Sicily was a Greek colony. Archimedes was born in 287 BC and is one of the most famous mathematicians in history.
What was the greek city state that the scientist Archimedes was from?
The answer is Syracuse
Why did Archimedes invent the elevator?
because they needed to pulled items and cattle up large buildings and hills.
When was the first siege engine made?
during the american civil war. the union brought archimedes back to life to invent it
