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Did Archimedes study in Alexandria, Egypt?

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Portrait of Archimedes by Giuseppe Nogari shows an elderly man with white hair and beard, holding a compass, gazing downward, set against a dark background. — Archimedes Archimedes, oil on canvas by Giuseppe Nogari, 18th century; in the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, Moscow. Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician and inventor.

It is believed that Archimedes likely spent time studying in Alexandria early in his career. During this period, he is thought to have studied with the successors of Euclid and established friendships with prominent scholars such as Conon of Samos and Eratosthenes of Cyrene.12

Despite this early experience, Archimedes resided for the majority of his life in Syracuse, where he maintained a close relationship with King Hieron II. Throughout his career, he continued to correspond with Alexandrian mathematicians, sharing his work and findings with them.1