What is Philo of Byzantium?
'''Philo of Byzantium''' ({{lang-el|{{lang|grc|Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος}}}}, about 280 [[BC]] to about 220 BC). He was also known as '''Philo Mechanicus'''. He was a Greek [[engineer]], [[physicist]] and [[author|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).<ref>R.S. BAGNALL & others 2013. ''The Encyclopedia of Ancient History''. Chichester/Malden, MA. p5266-8.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:280s BC births]] [[Category:Ancient Greeks]]