Talk:Epimachus of Athens

A fact from Epimachus of Athens appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 September 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Epimachus of Athens, an ancient Athenian engineer, constructed the Helepolis, which remains the largest siege machine ever built, at over 60 feet in width and 125 feet in height?

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Duplicity

Uh, this reads very much like Helepolis, covers exactly the same ground and is essentially a duplicate of that article. Merge? Modest Genius ^talk 18:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No. I am trying to find more sources on him, and he is notable in his own right. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 21:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please remember that this was in 300BC. He did build other siege machines. It is all a matter of finding sources. Please be patient. Thanks -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 21:37, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]