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Apollodorus of Damascus | |
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 Apollodorus of Damascus, bust from 130/140 AD in the Glyptothek | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Basilica Ulpia, Trajan's Forum, Temple of Trajan, The Pantheon |
Apollodorus of Damascus (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός)[1] was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD.[2][3][4] As an engineer he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural output gained him immense popularity during his time.[5] He is one of the few architects whose name survives from antiquity, and is credited with introducing several Eastern innovations to the Roman Imperial style, such as making the dome a standard.
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- ^ George Sarton (1936), "The Unity and Diversity of the Mediterranean World", Osiris. 2: 406-463 [430]
- ^ Giuliana Calcani, Maamoun Abdulkarim (2003), Apollodorus of Damascus and Trajan's Column: From Tradition to Project, L'Erma di Bretschneider, p. 11, ISBN 88-8265-233-5,
...focusing on the brilliant architect Apollodorus of Damascus. This famous Syrian personage represents...
- ^ Hong-Sen Yan, Marco Ceccarelli (2009), International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms: Proceedings of HMM 2008, Springer, p. 86, ISBN 978-1-4020-9484-2,
He had Syrian origins coming from Damascus
- ^ "Apollodorus of Damascus". Oxford Reference.