Give me but one firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.

Πᾷ βῶ, καὶ χαριστίωνι τὰν γᾶν κινήσω πᾶσαν.

Archimedes

Quoted in History of the World, by Diodorus Siculus

On the action of a lever.

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Topic

Laws of physics Physics

Speaker

Archimedes

Author

Diodorus Siculus

Source

History of the World

Language

Greek

Time

212 BC 210s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Mathematician

From

Italy Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in History of the World, written by Diodorus Siculus. c. 20 BC.

Current Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in Diodorus Siculus: Library of History, Volume IX, Books 18-19.65. Harvard University Press, 1947.

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Pericles

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Author

Thucydides
Source
Funeral Oration History of the Peloponnesian War
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 2.

Current Citation

Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.

Another quote originally in Greek

He gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46

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Topic
Moment of death Death
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).