Archimedes is born
The Ancient Greek mathematician of the 3rd century BC, who invented counting numbers into the trillions.
The facts
| Dates | 287 BC |
|---|---|
| Era | Return and Silence |
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
Archimedes is born falls 3717 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Return and Silence arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
Earliest known stone calendars carved by Mayans400 BCThe lifetime of Alexander the Great356 BC – 323 BCThe beginning of the Hellenistic period323 BCThe beginning of the Maurya mpire in India322 BC206 BC Qing Dynastyunites China221 BC220 AD Han Dynasty Opens trade With West202 BCThe lifetime of Julius Caesar, end of the Roman Republic100 BC – 44 BC30 End of the Republic of Rome31 BC
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