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 architect he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural
Apollodorus of Damascus, bust from 130/140 AD in the Glyptothek
The monumental Danube Bridge of Apollodorus. Apollodorus himself stands in the foreground behind the sacrificing emperor.
Pantheon, Rome
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The Pantheon is an ancient temple in Rome, Italy, originally built under emperor Augustus and reconstructed under Hadrian; since AD 609, it is a Catholic church called the Basilica of St. Mary and the
Apollodorus of Damascus
…Trajan's Forum Pantheon, Rome This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Apollodorus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2…
Façade of the Pantheon
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The interior of the Pantheon
The inscription at the entrance of the Pantheon reads, in Latin: M⸱AGRIPPA⸱L⸱F⸱COS⸱TERTIVM⸱FECIT