fl. 331 BCE · architect · planner of Alexandria
Deinocrates of Rhodes
Δεινοκράτης
Known · AttestedWorked in Alexandria.
In Alexandria: 331 BCE
The architect Vitruvius and Ammianus name as the planner of Alexandria's grid. Vitruvius also tells how he first won Alexander's notice by appearing before him dressed as Heracles, which is a story, not a record.
Our device: Their emblem is a drawing board. No portrait of any of these people survives. The emblems are our devices.
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- 331 BCE · Alexander founds Alexandria Known: attested, disputed
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Sources (2)
- Vitruvius, On Architecture 2 praef. 1–4
- Ammianus Marcellinus 22.16.7 (opens in a new tab)