Apollodorus of Damascus
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title:
Apollodorus of Damascus
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Apollodorus of Damascus was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD. As an engineer he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural output gained him immense popularity during his time. 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. He is also known as Apollodorus Mechanicus.
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2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollodorus_of_Damascus
date created:
2005-03-04T15:02:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:08:15Z
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