Agnaptus

Agnaptus was an ancient Greek architect mentioned by Pausanias as the builder of a stoa, or porch, in the Altis at Olympia,[1] which was called by the Eleans the "porch of Agnaptus."[2] When he lived is uncertain.[3]

Agnaptus
NationalityGreek
OccupationArchitect
Known forBuild the stoa at Altis

References
  1. Pausanias, Description of Greece v. 15, § 4, vi. 20. § 7
  2. Leake, William Martin (1846). Peloponnesiaca: A Supplement to Travels on the Moréa. J. Rodwell.
  3. Mason, Charles Peter (1867). "Agnaptus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 74.

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


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