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Hippodamos of Miletos

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Hippodamos of Miletos (498 BCE – 408 BCE) was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and philosopher.

Among his many accomplishments, Hippodamos is considered "the father of European urban planning"[1] due to his work to improve Athens, creating a grid plan of the city with parallel streets and rectangular intersections.[2]

The agora at the Port of Piraeus was called the "Hippodamian agora" in his honor.[3]

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  1. Hippodamus of Miletus on Wikipedia
  2. Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Sites: Street Cleaning
  3. Discovery Tour: Ancient GreeceTours: Piraeus