Epimachus of Athens

Epimachus of Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίμαχος ὁ Ἀθήναιος, Epímachos ho Athénaios, c.300 BC) was a renowned Athenian engineer and architect[1] who is known to have constructed the Helepolis[2] (literally, Taker of Cities), a huge siege machine first conceptualised by Demetrius I of Macedon and built to be employed in the unsuccessful siege of Rhodes.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, W. p.563
  2. ^ Philip Henry Blyth, Athenaeus, David Whitehead Athenaeus Mechanicus, On Machines Steiner, 2004. ISBN 3-515-08532-7
  3. ^ Campbell, D.B. p.83