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Apollodorus of Damascus |
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Apollodorus of Damascus, Roman architect and engineer, fl. late 1st to early 2d cent. A.D., b. Syria. Apollodorus was responsible for nearly all buildings designed under the emperor Trajan, for whom he was official architect. Known for his use of symmetry and axial organization, Apollodorus produced his greatest achievement in the Forum of Trajan (see forum forum, market and meeting place in ancient Roman towns in Italy and later in the provinces, corresponding to the Greek agora . By extension the word forum often indicates the meeting itself in modern usage. ..... Click the link for more information. ) and Trajan's Column (see Roman art Roman art, works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces. Early InfluencesFrom the 7th to the 3d cent. B.C., Etruscan art flourished throughout central Italy, including Latium and Rome. ..... Click the link for more information. ). His treatise Engines of War survives. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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