Pythis (other)
Pythis may refer to: * an alternative name for Pythius of Priene Pythius ( el, Πύθιος), also known as Pytheos ( el, Πυθεός) or Pythis, was a Greek architect, architecture theorist, and sculptor of the 4th century BC. He designed the Temple of Athena Polias at Priene and the Mausoleum at Halicarn ..., a Greek architect of the 4th century BCE * ''Pythis'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe Polydrusini {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pythius Of Priene
Pythius ( el, Πύθιος), also known as Pytheos ( el, Πυθεός) or Pythis, was a Greek architect, architecture theorist, and sculptor of the 4th century BC. He designed the Temple of Athena Polias at Priene and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, which was regarded in antiquity among the Seven Wonders of the World. It is presumed that he came from the Greek city of Priene. The first-century BC Roman architect Vitruvius called Pythius a "celebrated builder" (''de Architectura'' I.1.12) and referenced lost treatises on architecture written in Greek by Pythius as sources for his Latin architecture manual ''de Architectura'' (I.1.15). Architectural theory The Discipline of Architecture Pythius' ''Commentaries'' are lost, but Vitruvius paraphrases his philosophy of architectural education, in which the architect should aim to be a polymath knowledgeable "in all the arts and sciences (''De architectura'' I.1.12)." Pythius was a pioneer because he "propounded the importance ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pythis (weevil)
Pythis may refer to: * an alternative name for Pythius of Priene Pythius ( el, Πύθιος), also known as Pytheos ( el, Πυθεός) or Pythis, was a Greek architect, architecture theorist, and sculptor of the 4th century BC. He designed the Temple of Athena Polias at Priene and the Mausoleum at Halicarna ..., a Greek architect of the 4th century BCE * ''Pythis'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe Polydrusini {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |