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Apollodorus of Damascus

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Apollodorus of Damascus (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apollodorus of Damascus is the 22nd most popular architect, the 11th most popular biography from Syria and the most popular Syrian Architect.

Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek engineer and architect who was most famous for designing the temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

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Among architects, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 22 out of 518. Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Zaha Hadid, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Francesco Borromini. After him are Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Renzo Piano, Otto Wagner, Frank Gehry, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and Victor Horta.

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Among people born in 50, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 4. Before him are Judas Iscariot, Epictetus, and Juvenal. After him are Salome, Zacchaeus, Simon bar Kokhba, Rabbi Akiva, Simon Magus, Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, and Phoebe. Among people deceased in 130, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 1. After him are Antinous, Emperor Keikō, Publius Juventius Celsus, Marinus of Tyre, and Julia Balbilla.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 11 out of 210. Before him are John of Damascus (676), Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Pope Anicetus (70), Philip the Arab (204), and Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087). After him are Julia Domna (160), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Ibn Kathir (1301), John Climacus (579), Al-Nawawi (1233), and Marwan II (688).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Syria

Among architects born in Syria, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 1. 

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