Philoxenos (architect)
Philoxenos ( ancient Greek Φιλόξενος ) was a Greek architect who worked in Constantinople in the first half of the 4th century .
Location of the cistern under the Antiochus Palace 41 ° 0 ′ 27 ″ N , 28 ° 58 ′ 28 ″ E
He built a cistern under Constantine I , which is still preserved today and is located between the Lausos Palace and the Forum Constantini . The cistern is known today under the name Philoxenus Cistern, Cistern of 1001 Columns or Binbirdirek Cistern and was probably located under the Palace of Antiochus . It has 224 columns in 16 by 14 rows, is 64 × 56.4 meters in size and has a capacity of around 40,000 m³.
literature
- Wilhelm Enßlin : Philoxenos 14. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XX, 1, Stuttgart 1941, column 191.
- Rainer Vollkommer : Philoxenos (V). In: Rainer Vollkommer (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 , p. 251.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philoxenus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Φιλόξενος |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |