About Cocceius Auctus
Lived 1 BC – 100. Cocceius Auctus was a Roman architect.
Lucius Cocceius Auctus (1st century BC and 1st century AD) was a Roman architect employed by Octavian's strategist (and intended successor) Agrippa to excavate the subterranean passageways known as the crypta neapolitana connecting modern-day Naples and Pozzuoli and the Grotta di Cocceio, connecting Lake Avernus and Cumae. Cocceius was responsible for the conversion of the Capitolium in Pozzuoli into a Temple of Augustus with the backing of the merchant Lucius Calpurnius. Cocceius Auctus also built the original Pantheon in Rome.
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Who was Cocceius Auctus?
ancient Roman architect
When was Cocceius Auctus born?
Cocceius Auctus was born in 1 BC.
When did Cocceius Auctus die?
Cocceius Auctus died in 100.
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Cocceius Auctus was an architect.
What nationality was Cocceius Auctus?
Cocceius Auctus was Roman.
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