Cocceius Auctus Explained

Lucius Cocceius Auctus (1st century BC and 1st century AD)^[1] was a Roman architect employed by Octavian's strategist (and intended successor) Agrippa to excavate the subterranean passageways known as the crypta neapolitana connecting modern-day Naples and Pozzuoli and the Grotta di Cocceio, connecting Lake Avernus and Cumae.^{[2] [3] [4]} Cocceius was responsible for the conversion of the Capitolium in Pozzuoli into a Temple of Augustus with the backing of the merchant Lucius Calpurnius. Cocceius Auctus also built the original Pantheon in Rome.

Further reading

• Adam, Jean-Pierre. La construction romaine (3rd edition), Picard, Paris (France),, 1984; pp. 306–307.
• Lamprecht, Heinz-Otto. Opus Caementitium (4th edition), Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany),, 1993; pp. 229.

See also

• Cocceia gens

Notes and References

1. Book: Roger B. Ulrich. Caroline K. Quenemoen. A Companion to Roman Architecture. 10 October 2013. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-32513-1. 153–.
2. Book: John Peter Oleson. The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World. 2010. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-973485-6. 320–.
3. Book: Emilio Bilotta. Alessandro Flora. Stefania Lirer. Carlo Viggiani. Geotechnics and Heritage: Case Histories. 3 June 2013. CRC Press. 978-1-138-00054-4. 247–.
4. Book: Georgia L. Irby. A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set. 19 January 2016. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-37297-5. 778–.