Epimachus of Athens

Epimachus of Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίμαχος ὁ Ἀθήναιος, Epímachos ho Athénaios, c.300 BC) was a renowned Athenian engineer and architect who is known to have constructed the Helepolis (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.

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