About Apaturius
Apaturius was a painter.
Apaturius of Alabanda was a scene-painter of ancient Greece, whose mode of painting the scene of the little theatre at Tralles is described by Vitruvius, with the criticism made upon it by Licinius.
A different, unrelated Apaturius was a Gaul who, with Nicanor of Syria, assassinated Seleucus III Ceraunus in the 3rd century BCE.
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Who was Apaturius?
ancient Greek theater painter
When was Apaturius born?
Apaturius was born in Alabanda.
What was Apaturius's occupation?
Apaturius was a painter.
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