Philo of Byzantium

Philo of Byzantium (, about 280 BC to about 220 BC). He was also known as Philo Mechanicus.  He was a Greek engineer, physicist and writer on mechanics. Although from Byzantium, he lived most of his life in Alexandria, Egypt. 

Philo was the author of a large work, Mechanike syntaxis (Compendium of Mechanics).R.S. BAGNALL & others 2013. The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. Chichester/Malden, MA. p5266-8. 

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Category:280s BC births
Category:Ancient Greeks