About Metagenes
Born 550 BC. Metagenes was a Greek architect and inventor.
alt=Side view of a reconstructed model of the Metagenes method for moving heavy stones. Ancient Beit Shean, Scythopolis Side view of a reconstructed model of the Metagenes method for moving heavy stones. Ancient Beit Shean, Scythopolis Metagenes was a man in ancient Crete, son of the Greek Cretan architect Chersiphron, and was also an architect himself.
He was co-architect, along with his father, of the construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,
The architect's name is recalled in Vitruvius's De architectura.
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Who was Metagenes?
ancient Greek architect in Ephesos
When was Metagenes born?
Metagenes was born in 550 BC in Knossos.
What was Metagenes's occupation?
Metagenes was an architect and inventor.
What nationality was Metagenes?
Metagenes was Greek.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Metagenes. https://biography.guide/metagenes/
MLA: "Metagenes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/metagenes/.
Chicago: "Metagenes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/metagenes/.
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