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Epimachus of Athens
Epimachus of Athens ((ギリシア語:Ἐπίμαχος ὁ Ἀθήναιος), c.300 BC) was a renowned Athenian engineer and architect〔Smith, W. p.563〕 who is known to have constructed the Helepolis〔Philip Henry Blyth, Athenaeus, David Whitehead ''Athenaeus Mechanicus, On Machines'' Steiner, 2004. ISBN 3-515-08532-7〕 (literally, ''Taker of Cities''), a huge siege machine first conceptualised by Demetrius I of Macedon and built to be employed in the unsuccessful siege of Rhodes.〔Campbell, D.B. p.83〕
== Life ==
Few particular details are known about Epimachus of Athens' life. He built other unique siege weapons, aside from the Helepolis, some for Demetrius I of Macedon, and others for various other leaders and warlords. Of these other siege weapons was a large battering ram over 60 metres long. Many of his creations had visible effects on future siege engineering, hundreds of years later, and the design for the Helepolis in particular had effects on future designs; the term Helepolis endured for many centuries after the "original", used for any similar, tower-like siege machine.〔Warry, John. ''Warfare in the Classical World''. Salamanda Books.〕
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