Metagenes

Ancient Greek architect in Ephesos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Metagenes (Greek: Μεταγένης) was a man in ancient Crete, son of the Greek Cretan architect Chersiphron, and was also an architect himself.[1]

Side view of a reconstructed model of the Metagenes method for moving heavy stones. Ancient Beit Shean, Scythopolis
Side view of a reconstructed model of the Metagenes method for moving heavy stones. Ancient Beit Shean, Scythopolis

He was co-architect, along with his father, of the construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,[1] one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[2]

The architect's name is recalled in Vitruvius's De architectura.[3]

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