Hidden in the heart of Siracusa's Grotticelle necropolis, a man-made cave, long suggested as the Tomb of Archimedes, may in fact tell a very different story of the past. Although believed to be where the famous ancient mathematician Archimedes may have been buried after his death, the sources suggest that it is improbable that it is his tomb and it was almost certainly built centuries after his death, during the late Roman Republic.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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