context: Archimedes was born in Syracuse - the Greek colony on the island of Sicily. Archimedes' father may have been the mathematician and astronomer Phidias. According to Plutarch, Archimedes was closely related to Hieron II, tyrant of Syracuse. For training, Archimedes went to Alexandria of Egypt - the scientific and cultural center of that time.
question: Where was Archimedes born?
answers.text: Syracuse