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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Explanation: During the Siege of Syracuse (213-212 BCE) in the Second Punic War, the great scholar Archimedes contributed to the defense of the city against the Romans with several ingenious devices - including the depicted CLAW OF ARCHIMEDES