Eupalinos

Also known as Eupalinus, Eupalinos of Megara, Eupalinus of Megara

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Megara
Occupation: engineer
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Notable work: tunnel of Eupalinos
Image: Tunnel of Eupalinos.jpg

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
date of birth: 0600-01-01
date of death: 0600-01-01
time period: classical antiquity

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Eupalinos () or Eupalinus of Megara was an ancient Greek engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island in the late 6th century BCE. Though the construction of the tunnel has been attributed to the tyrant Polycrates of Samos, it is now considered to be a later construction and having been built between 550 and 530 BCE. In any case, the tunnel was, and is, regarded as a major feat of engineering.

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