GREECE 2024 ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY - ARCHIMEDES SCREW SILVER PROOF COIN

Description: GREECE 2012 SILVER PROOF 10 EURO GREEK PHILOSOPHERS SERIES '' SOCRATES '' GREECE 2012 SILVER PROOF 10 EURO GREEK PHILOSOPHERS SERIES '' SOCRATES '' Issuer Greece Period Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) Type Non-circulating coin Year 2012 Value 10 Euro10 EUR = EUR 10 Currency Euro (2002-date) Composition Silver (.925) Weight 34.1 g Diameter 40 mm Shape Round Number N# 41791 References KM# 248 SOCRATES (469-399 BC). Socrates, the Athenian philosopher, was one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greek culture. He devoted himself to discussing philosophy with people from all walks of life in the city’s public venues, but, unlike the sophists, refused payment for his teachings. As he left no written work, knowledge of his teachings has reached us through the writings of his students, foremost amongst them Plato. Socrates represents a turning point in philosophy, breaking with the earlier cosmologies to focus on man. Convinced that “no one voluntarily does evil” and seeking to found ethics on knowledge, Socrates would steer his interlocutors towards uncovering the truth that all men innately possess, with his skilful use of dialectic, maieutic and inductive methods of inquiry, the cornerstones of logic. His penetrating criticism of the moral conventions of Athenian society, however, was misunderstood. As a result, he was brought to trial in his old age on charges of impiety and sentenced to death. Faithful to his convictions to the very end, he turned down pleas to flee from Athens, preferring instead to submit to the verdict handed down by his city. GREECE 2024 ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY - ARCHIMEDES SCREW SILVER PROOF COIN Denomination: €10Diameter: 40 mmWeight: 34.10 grEdge: plainMaterial: silver (Ag) 92.5%Packaging: coin box with certificate of authenticityMaximum issue: 2,000 piecesMinting quality: proofCoin designed by: G. StamatopoulosArchimedes’ screw is a brilliant device used for raising and transporting water. Archimedes is said to have invented it during his stay in Egypt, probably in view of farmers’ need to utilise Nile water for irrigation purposes.It is essentially a hollow tube that contains a spiral or helix that winds its way up. When the lower end of the tube is placed in water and the screw is turned, either manually or mechanically, water trapped within its coils rises until it reaches the top of the tube and pours out into irrigation ditches. The invention is described by the Roman architect Vitruvius, while Diodorus Siculus says that it was also used for draining water from mines. For its simplicity and ingenuity, the device has been popular over time and is still used today in similar applications. ALL OUR ITEMS ARE guaranteed to be 100% AUTHENTIC OUR FEEDBACK GUARANTY OUR QUALITY SERVICESIF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, YOU CAN RETURN WITHIN 10 DAYS, FULL REFUNDBYERS WILL PAY SHIPPING COSTBID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! WE SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH REGISTERED SIGNED - MAIL +WE COMBINE SHIPMENTS WITH NO ADDITIONAL COSTBUY AS MANY AS YOU WANT AND SAVE ON SHIPPING!!!ITEMS WON, MUST BE PAID WITHIN 3 DAYS OR SALE COULD BE CANCELLEDITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF CLEAR PAYMENTITEM TRACKING NUMBER CAN BE PROVIDED..Check out my other items!

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