Chersiphron
.JPG?lang=en)
Chersiphron (/ˈkɜːrsɪfrɒn/; Ancient Greek: Χερσίφρων; fl. 6th century BC) was an architect of Knossos in ancient Crete who designed the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.[1] The original temple was destroyed in the 7th century BC, and about 550 BC Chersiphron and his son Metagenes began a new temple, the Artemision, which became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in each of its three manifestations. It was burned by Herostratus in July 356 BC[1] and rebuilt again.
The architect's name is recalled in Vitruvius, and in a passage of Pliny as "Ctesiphon", perhaps in confusion with the great Parthian city of the same name on the river Tigris.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85.
External links
[edit]- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1870: "Chersiphron"
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
| People | |
