Agasikrates
Agasikrates ( Greek Ἀγασικράτης ; † before 259 BC) was a Greek architect who worked in the 1st half of the 3rd century BC. Was active in Delphi . He formed a dynasty of official temple architects in Delphi with his father Agathon and his son Agathocles .
He is said to have died in an inscription from the year 260/259 BC. BC (or a little earlier) mentioned. Afterwards, he was responsible for maintenance work on the Temple of Apollo VI, which his father had rebuilt, succeeding his father.
literature
- Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Artists lexicon of antiquity . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 8 sv Agasikrates (III) (Werner Müller).
Remarks
- ↑ Corpus des inscriptions de Delphe (CID) 4, 44 = Fouilles de Delphes (FD) 3, 3, 184 = = Dittenberger, Sylloge inscriptionum Graecarum , 3rd edition, 494.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agasikrates |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀγασικράτης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 259 BC Chr. |