The claw /

In 213 BC, the Romans sent a large force to capture the strategically vital Greek city state of Syracuse in Sicily. The siege was to go down in history because this mighty force was stopped in its tracks almost single-handedly by one man - Archimedes. The unfortunate Romans were by no means badly ar...

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Other Authors:	Hargreaves, Sarah (Producer), Lindsay, Robert (Narrator) (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1999.
Series:	Engineering case studies online Secrets of the ancients
Subjects:	Archimedes. Weapons, Ancient > Greece. Armes anciennes > Grèce. Weapons, Ancient. Greece. Documentary television programs.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)