us ▁F la cc us , ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁cons ul , ▁Quint us ▁Ful vi us ▁F la cc us . ▁The ▁Roman ▁army ▁is ▁destroyed , ▁leaving ▁Ap ul ia ▁free ▁of ▁Rom ans ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁two ▁years ' ▁sie ge , ▁Roman ▁general , ▁Marcus ▁Claud ius ▁Mar cell us , ▁gradually ▁forces ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁Sy rac use ▁and ▁takes ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁strong ▁Car th agin ian ▁rein for c ements ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁engines ▁of ▁war ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁scient ist ▁Arch im edes ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁Cla w ▁of ▁Arch im edes ). ▁ ▁Although ▁Mar cell us ▁wishes ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rac us ans , ▁he ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁s ack ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁his ▁soldiers , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Arch im edes . ▁Mar cell us ▁car ries ▁off ▁the ▁art ▁tre asures ▁of ▁Sy rac use ▁to ▁Rome , ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁practice ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁become ▁common . ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁ ▁Arch im edes ▁of ▁Sy rac use , ▁Greek ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁scient ist , ▁who ▁has ▁calculated ▁formula e ▁for ▁the ▁areas ▁and ▁volumes ▁of ▁spher es , ▁cyl ind ers , ▁par ab olas ▁and ▁other ▁plane ▁and ▁solid ▁figures . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁hydro stat ics , ▁including ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁the ▁up th rust