---
name: Philo of Byzantium
name_greek: Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος
eul_aid: jhe
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philo-of-byzantium-jhe"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Technical Koine
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philo of Byzantium

*Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος*

**eul_aid:** `jhe` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philo-of-byzantium-jhe)

Philo of Byzantium, a 3rd century BCE Greek engineer. Technical treatises on mechanics and pneumatics. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Art of War Machines](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-byzantium-war-machines-jhe-ab) — *Τέχνη πολεμικῶν μηχανημάτων* · `jhe-ab`
- [Preparations and Siegecraft](https://eulogikon.org/works/philo-byzantium-preparations-siegecraft-jhe-aa) — *Προπαρασκευαὶ καὶ πολιορκητικά* · `jhe-aa`

## License and provenance

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