Whether it was carving away a 30m hillside to make room for a forum or spanning the 800m wide Danube, Apollodorus’ designs embodied the Roman dominance, of both her enemies and even Nature itself.
the Bridge Apollodorus of Damascus applied materials like the wooden arches, which spanned . He was a favourite of Trajan, for whom he constructed Trajan's Bridge over the Danube (104) for the campaign in Dacia. Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek engineer and architect. Trajan’s Bridge, first bridge spanning the Danube River, built east of the Iron Gate Rapids at Turnu Severin by the Roman emperor Trajan (reigned ad 98–117) to guarantee the supply line of his legions in conquered Dacia. Trajan's Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост, Trajanov Most) or Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube was a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first to be built over the lower Danube. He was a favourite of Trajan, for whom he constructed Trajan's Bridge over the Danube for the 105-106 campaign in Dacia. There is also no suggestion in the available modern sources that it could have been designed and built by Apollodorus of Damascus. Trajan's Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост / Trajanov most), also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube and one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture. Apollodorus of Damascus: Born in 50 in Damascus, Syria, Asia: Deceased in 130 92 - 130 Master builder of Emperor Trajan (praefectus fabrum) 102 - 105 Danube Bridge in Dobretae (Turnu Severin, Romania), Odeon and stadium in Rome. Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek engineer, architect, designer and sculptor who flourished during the 2nd century AD, from Damascus, Roman Syria. The project is located in Drobeta - Turnu Severin, Mehedinţi, Romania. He was banished by the emperor Hadrian —perhaps following a disagreement about a temple design—and executed about 130. For more than a thousand years, it was the longest arch bridge in the world, in terms of both total and span length. There is no historical record for it.
at about 38 m which were also set on about twenty pillars of masonr y which were also made of . He was a favorite of Trajan, for whom he constructed Trajan's Bridge … He is thought to have started on his path to success in the Roman army, designing weapons, war machines, and siege engines. Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek engineer, architect, designer and sculptor who flourished during the 2nd century AD, from Damascus, Roman Syria. Apollodorus of Damascus plays an important role in the later part of the historical novel Empire by Steven Saylor.The (fictional) protagonist Marcus Pinarius, a talented young sculptor and architect, becomes Apollodorus' protege, accompanies him during the war in Dacia and on various building projects in Rome, and later marries Apollodorus' daughter. Rome, Italy. A replica of bridge section designed by architect Apollodorus of Damascus for Trajan's army to cross the Danube River.
607, fol. Apollodorus’ bridge was destroyed by Huns in the 5th century, but the zone successively remained under the dominations of the Byzantines, Bulgarians and Magyars, in spite of the Wallachian oppositions. This drawing is from BNF suppl.