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EUPALINUS

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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 891 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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EUPALINUS , of See also:

MEGARA

Megara, a See also:

Greek architect, who constructed for the See also:

TYRANT (Gr. r6pavvos, master, ruler)

tyrant See also:

POLYCRATES

Polycrates of See also:

SAMOS

Samos a remarkable See also:

TUNNEL (Fr. tonne!, later tonneau, a diminutive from Low Lat. tonna, tunna, a tun, cask)

tunnel to bring See also:

WATER

water to the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, passing under a See also:

hill . This See also:

AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct still exists, and is one of the most remarkable constructions in See also:

GREECE

Greece (see AQUEDUCT: Greek) .

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