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Born c.460 BCE ā€¢ Cos ā€¢ Greece ā€¢ ancient Greece
Died c.375 BCE ā€¢ LĆ”rissa ā€¢ ancient Greece

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Marble portrait bust of Hippocrates atop a tall rectangular base inscribed with an epigram in Greek, displayed against a black background.
Map of the Greco-Roman world highlighting the birthplaces of notable ancient mathematicians, marked with the pi symbol and labeled with their names. Cities such as Athens, Alexandria, Syracuse, and Miletus are shown around the Mediterranean, with modern country boundaries outlined. An inset provides detail for the region of Greece and western Anatolia.
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