Der griechische Historiker Herodot beschrieb in seinen Historien (3.60) kurz den Tunnel und bezeichnete Eupalinos von Megara, Sohn des Naustrophos, als dessen Baumeister. ###>The Greek historian Herodotus describes the tunnel briefly in his "Histories" (3.60) and calls Eupalinos of Megara its architect:Eupalinos is supposed to be the first hydraulic engineer in history whose name has been passed down.