- Apollodorus was a Greek Architect born in Damascus in Syria, during the 2nd century CE.
- He constructed notable buildings during the reign of Trajan (117-138 CE).
Biography
- Apollodorus was also an engineer, designer and sculptor.
- He was a favourite of Trajan.
- Apollodorus may have offended Hadrian, according to Dio Cassius, who stated that he had him executed.
Works
- Pantheon, Rome.
- He is widely attributed as the architect of this monument.
- The Odeon, Campus Martius, Rome, completed in 106 CE
- Trajan's Forum, Rome.
- Trajan’s Gymnasium, Rome.
- Trajan's Column, Rome.
- Trajan’s Bridge
- Over the Danube in 105-106 CE during the Dacian Wars.
- Arches of Trajan
- Alcantara Roman Bridge
- Over the R. Tagus on the Via de la Plata, Hispania.
Writings
- Treatise on Siege Engines.
Trajan’s Column