# Made in Syracuse or another Corinthian colony, in the tradition of Archimedes.

> Most likely: Made in Syracuse or another Corinthian colony, in the tradition of Archimedes.

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# Made in Syracuse or another Corinthian colony, in the tradition of Archimedes.

Made in Syracuse or another Corinthian colony, in the tradition of Archimedes.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The month names match the Syracusan calendar; the games dial fits a western Greek user.

## What would rule it out

- The month names fit another branch of the Corinthian family better than Syracuse.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The Metonic dial's month names belong to the Corinthian family and the 2008 authors suggested Corinth's…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/evidence/EVD0D3FQEB02NXW/the-metonic-dials-month-names-belong-to-the-corinthian)

Suggestive

FOR

[Iversen's comparison finds the names fit north-west Greece better than Syracuse.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/evidence/EVD0D3FQEJT2E1D/iversens-comparison-finds-the-names-fit-north-west-greece)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where, and by whom, was the mechanism made?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/questions/QST0D3FQ5SJ2E5J/where-and-by-whom-was-the-mechanism-made)

Part of [When was the mechanism made?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/questions/QST0D3FQ5HR1FYH/when-was-the-mechanism-made)

Most likelyMade for, or in, Epirus or north-west Greece, where the calendar fits best

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Made in Syracuse or another Corinthian colony, in the tradition of Archimedes. [Answer ANS0D3FQE366N29]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D3FQE366N29
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