Apollodorus of Damascus

Apollodorus of Damascus

Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek [Encyclopaedia Britannica [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9008022/Apollodorus-Of-Damascus "Greek engineer and architect who worked primarily for the Roman emperor Trajan (reigned 98–117)."] ] or Syrian [George Sarton (1936). "The Unity and Diversity of the Mediterranean World", "Osiris" 2, p. 406-463 [430] .] engineer, architect, designer and sculptor who flourished during the 2nd century AD. He was born in Damascus, Roman Syria, and was a favourite of Trajan, for whom he constructed Trajan's Bridge over the Danube for the 105-106 campaign in Dacia. He also designed the Forum Trajanum and Trajan's Column within the city of Rome, beside several smaller projects. Apollodorus also designed the triumphal arches of Trajan at Beneventum and Ancona. He is also widely credited as the architect of the Pantheon, and cited as the builder of the Alconétar Bridge in Spain.

Trajan's Column, in the centre of the Forum, is celebrated as being the first triumphal monument of its kind. On the accession of Hadrian, whom he had offended by ridiculing his performances as architect and artist, Apollodorus was banished and, shortly afterwards, being charged with imaginary crimes, put to death (Dio Cassius lxix. 4). He also wrote a treatise on "Siege Engines" ("Πολιορκητικά"), which was dedicated to Hadrian.

Notes

References

*
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/imperialfora/trajan/apollodorus.html James Grout: 'Apollodorus of Damascus,' part of the "Encyclopædia Romana"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Apollodorus of Damascus — ▪ Greek architect and engineer flourished 2nd century AD    Damascus born Greek engineer and architect who worked primarily for the Roman emperor Trajan (reigned 98–117). He was banished by the emperor Hadrian perhaps following a disagreement… …   Universalium

  • Apollodorus (disambiguation) — Apollodorus was a popular name in ancient Greece. It may refer to:*Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BC), historian and mythographer *The Pseudo Apollodorus, author of the Bibliotheca *Apollodorus (painter), an Athenian painter, who lived at the …   Wikipedia

  • Apollodorus — was a common Greek name. This article deals with the historian and mythographer.: For the Greco Syrian architect, see Apollodorus of Damascus. For other men of the same name see Apollodorus (disambiguation). : Not to be confused with Pseudo… …   Wikipedia

  • Apollodorus (crater) — Mercury crater data caption = Apollodorus lies near the center of the Pantheon Fossae trough pattern latitude = 30.58 N or S = N longitude = 197.01 E or W = W diameter = 41.0 km depth = eponym = Apollodorus of DamascusApollodorus is a crater on… …   Wikipedia

  • Аполлодор из Дамаска — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Аполлодор …   Википедия

  • Umayyad Mosque — جامع بني أمية الكبير …   Wikipedia

  • Trajan — Traian redirects here. For other uses, see Traian (disambiguation). Trajan 13th Emperor of the Roman Empire Marble bust of Trajan …   Wikipedia

  • Apollodor von Damaskus — Apollodor von Damaskus, Büste von 130/140 n. Chr. in der Glyptothek …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of ancient Greeks — This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD. compactTOCRelated articles NOTOC A*Acacius of Caesarea bishop of Caesarea… …   Wikipedia

  • Trajan's Bridge — ( ro. Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост, Trajanov Most ) or Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube was a Roman bridge, the first to be built over the lower Danube. For more than a thousand years, it was the longest arch bridge in the world… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”