Hermodorus of Salamis was an ancient Greek architect from
Salamis, Cyprus
Salamis ( grc, Σαλαμίς, el, Σαλαμίνα, tr, Salamis) is an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition, the founder of Salamis ...
who was highly active in
ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...
between 146 BC and 102 BC, where his work includes the
Temple of Jupiter Stator (2nd century BC)
The Temple of Jupiter Stator (''"Jupiter the Sustainer"'') was a temple of Ancient Rome in the southern Campus Martius. It was destroyed in 64 AD in the Great Fire of Rome.
The Temple was named after the god Jupiter, in his form of Jupiter Stat ...
and the
Temple of Mars. He also inspired
Vitruvius
Vitruvius (; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled '' De architectura''. He originated the idea that all buildings should have three attribut ...
and led the construction of the
Navalia.
Bibliography
* Pierre Gros, « Hermodoros et Vitruve », ''
Mélanges de l'École française de Rome'', vol. 85, no 1, 1973, p. 137-161
* Albert Grenier, Le Génie romain dans la religion, la pensée, l'art, Albin Michel, 1969
* Jean-Marie Pailler, Les mots de la Rome antique, Presses Universitaires du Mirail, 2001
* Frank Van Wonterghem, Topografia romana : Ricerche e discussioni, Firenze, Leo S. Olschki, 1988
Ancient Roman architects
Ancient Greek architects
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