Grave of Archimedes

Below the Necropoli Grotticelli in Syracuse lies what has become known as the Grave of Archimedes, recognizable by its gabled facade which, when the site is closed, can be seen from outside by taking Via E. Romagnoli from the amphitheater to Viale Teracati. The famous mathematician, who was killed when the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 B.C., was in fact not buried here at all, but in front of the gateway to Agrigento; the building here is actually a Roman columbarium (sepulchral chamber) dating from the first century A.D.