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Crates
Mining and hydraulic engineer, who accompanied Alexander the Great · Scientists
Crates or Craterus (Κρατερός) was a mining and hydraulic engineer, who accompanied Alexander the Great. He was entrusted with draining Lake Copais in Boeotia and contributed to the construction of Alexandria.
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A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
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It appears that Crates may have been an Olynthian who settled in the Euboean mother-city, Chalcis, after the destruction of Olynthus in 348 BC.
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