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Sostrato di Cnido (249 BC - 249 BC)


 
designer

Sostratus of Cnidus was Greek engineer and architect. He designed and built the lighthouse of Alexandria (one of the seven wonders of ancient times), a suspended garden at Knidos, the deflection of the Nile in order to conquer Menphis and a monumental terrace in Delphi.
   
variant spelling:
Sostrato di Cnido
   
History  
3. century BC he was amasciato in Delos for king Tolomeus II
3. century BC he designed a deviation of Nilus river
3. century BC he designed the lighthouse of Alexandria
† 3. century BC died
* 3. century BC Cnidos born
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