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Isidore of Miletus

Greek architect

b. 474 CE – d. 557 CE World The Great Crossroads

Isidore of Miletus is one of the two main Byzantine architects (Anthemius of Tralles was the other) that Emperor Justinian I commissioned to design the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople from 532-537 CE.

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Moran, J. (2017). Isidore of Miletus. History Atlas. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/isidore-of-miletus/

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