Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός

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Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός was a prominent 2nd-century AD Greek architect and engineer from Damascus, best known for designing major Roman structures such as Trajan’s Forum, Trajan’s Column, and bridges for Emperor Trajan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman architect ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ
architect ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
activeInCentury 2nd century AD ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Apollodorus of Damascus ⓘ
approximateFloruit early 2nd century AD ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor Trajan ⓘ
linked to: Trajan

Rome ⓘ
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
culturalContext Greco-Roman world ⓘ
designed Trajan’s Bridge over the Danube ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Bridge

Trajan’s Column ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Column

Trajan’s Forum ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Forum

architectural elements in the Baths of Trajan ⓘ
fortifications and military structures for Trajan’s campaigns ⓘ
markets of Trajan in Rome ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Market

the Forum of Trajan’s basilica (Basilica Ulpia) ⓘ
linked to: Basilica Ulpia
employer Emperor Trajan ⓘ
linked to: Trajan
ethnicity Greek ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced later Roman architecture ⓘ
knownFor Roman imperial architecture ⓘ
designing Trajan’s Column ⓘ
designing Trajan’s Forum ⓘ
designing bridges for Emperor Trajan ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
notableFor integration of engineering and monumental architecture ⓘ
notableWork Trajan’s Bridge over the Danube ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Bridge

Trajan’s Column ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Column

Trajan’s Forum ⓘ
linked to: Trajan's Forum
patron Emperor Trajan ⓘ
linked to: Trajan
placeOfOrigin Damascus ⓘ
timePeriod Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Empire
workedFor Roman Empire ⓘ

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Apollodorus of Damascus → hasNameInGreek → Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός ⓘ