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title: The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/678.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/678.jpg)

## Image Caption

Also known as the [Tower of the Winds](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1044/tower-of-the-winds/) because of the relief carvings of the eight winds near its top, this marble tower, built in the first century BCE, contained the clock which ran on water from the [Acropolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Acropolis/) spring. It was located in the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, May 22). The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 22, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 May 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/>.

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