Phaeax
Illustration — Portrait of Phaeax made in 1818 Phaeax (Greek: Φαίαξ) was a celebrated architect of Akragas in Magna Graecia, who flourished about 480 BC, and executed several important public works for his native city. Among the most remarkable of these works were the sewers, which were named after the architect.
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Phaeax
Giuseppe Emanuele Ortolani · Biografia degli uomini illustri della Sicilia, ornata de' loro rispettivi ritratti · Public domain
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- architect
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Illustration — Portrait of Phaeax made in 1818 Phaeax (Greek: Φαίαξ) was a celebrated architect of Akragas in Magna Graecia, who flourished about 480 BC, and executed several important public works for his native city. Among the most remarkable of these works were the sewers, which were named after the architect.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10283468-4, Phaeax.
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