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"Archimedes? We can take that nerd!" (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 8 points 22 hours 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