Paeonius of Ephesus

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Ruins of Paeonius's temple of Apollo at Didyma

Paeonius of

fl. c. 420 to 380 BCE) was an ancient Greek architect, one of the builders of the temple of Artemis
at Ephesus.

In conjunction with Demetrius, he completed the great temple at Ephesus, which

decastyle and hypaethral. Among its extensive ruins, two columns are still standing.[3]

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Paeonius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

  1. ^ Vitruv. vii. Praef. § 16.
  2. ^ Hdt. 6.19; see Bähr's Note.
  3. ^ Strab. xiv. p.634; Paus. 7.5.4; Chandler, p. 151; Ionian Antiq. vol. i. c . 3. p. 27; Hirt, Gesch. d. Baukunst, vol. ii. p. 62, and pl. ix. x.