212 BCE★★★★★
Death of Archimedes
The mathematician and engineer Archimedes is killed by a Roman soldier during the fall of Syracuse.
DeathScience· Italy
Timeline
6 events3rd century BCE
1st century BCE
- March 15, 44 BCE★★★★★
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in Rome by senators including Brutus and Cassius on the Ides of March.
PoliticsDeath· Italy
1st century
- August 19, 14★★★★★
Death of Augustus
Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is succeeded by his adopted son Tiberius.
DeathPolitics· Italy
14th century
- September 1321★★★★★
Death of Dante Alighieri
The poet Dante, author of the Divine Comedy, dies in exile at Ravenna; his work helped shape literary Italian.
DeathCulture· Italy
15th century
- April 8, 1492★★★★★
Death of Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo "the Magnificent", ruler of Florence and patron of artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, dies.
DeathArt· Italy
17th century
- January 8, 1642★★★★★
Death of Galileo Galilei
Galileo dies at Arcetri near Florence, where he had been under house arrest since his trial by the Inquisition in 1633.
DeathScience· Italy