fl. c. 285 BCE · courtier · dedicator of the Pharos

Sostratus of Cnidus

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Known · AttestedWorked in Alexandria.

In Alexandria: c. 285 BCE

The courtier whose name stood on the Pharos as its dedicator "for the safety of sailors", Strabo and Posidippus say. That he was its architect, and that he hid his name under the king's in plaster, are later stories.

Our device: Their emblem is a dedication stone. No portrait of any of these people survives. The emblems are our devices.

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