Archias (architect)

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Archias ( Greek  Ἀρχίας ) was a Corinthian architect of the 3rd century BC. Chr.

The historian Moschion, one of the Paradoxographoi, named him as the executive architect and supervisor of the work for the construction of the Syracusia , one of the largest ships of antiquity . The overall supervision of the building project had been taken over by Archimedes on behalf of Hieron II of Syracuse (269–215 BC) , who was probably primarily responsible for the technical success. Archimedes is said to have brought the huge but unfinished ship into the water using a specially developed technical device made of ropes and pulleys, probably a pulley , and developed a variant of his screw as a bilge pump for the bilge water .

The construction of the three- master took over a year and employed several hundred craftsmen under the direction of Archias, who was responsible for the organization of material and work as well as their control. The wood to be procured, which came from the slopes of Mount Etna , would have been enough for the construction of 60 tetrers of conventional construction. Tasks to be controlled and transferred into actionable plans included the construction of cabins and halls, a reception room, horse stables and library rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium as well as a garden, plus eight defense towers. The execution of the floor mosaics laid in the representative rooms with representations of the entire Iliad was also subject to his supervision.

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SURNAME Archias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Archias of Corinth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Architect and builder of the palace ship Syracusia
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Corinth
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.