Apollodorus was a common name in ancient Greece and we know about several historical figures whose name was Apollodorus.
Some of them were philosophers and Rhetoricians and scholars. Apollodorus of Phaleron (5th century BC) was a disciple of the philosopher Socrates. Apollodorus of Seleucia was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BC. Apollodorus the Epicurean (2nd century BC) was the head of the Epicurean school of philosophy in Athens. Apollodorus of Athens (c. 180- c. 120 BC) was a historian and grammarian. Apollodorus of Artemita (c. 130-87 BC) wrote a history of the Parthian Empire. Pseudo-Apollodorus (2nd century BC) was the author of the Bibliotheca, acompendium of Greek myths and heroic legends. Apollodorus of Pergamon was one of the two most prominent teachers of rhetoric in the 1st century BC.
Apollodorus of Gela (342-290) was a writer of comedies and Apollodorus of Carystus wrote comedies in the New Comedy Style of the 3rc century BC.
Apollodorus Skiagraphos (5th century BC) was an important painter who introduced great improvements in perspective and chiaroscuro. Apollodorus of Damascus was a 2nd century Ad architect.
Apollodorus of Amphipolis was a Macedonian general. Apollodorus the Sicilian was a member of the court of Cleopatra VII, the queen of Egypt.
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Trajan's column was constructed by order of the senate to commemorate Trajan's Dacian victories. An architect named Apollodorus of Damascus is credited with actually building it.
Trajan's column is a monument to (obviously) the emperor Trajan and his victory in the Dacian wars. It is famous not only for its unique construction, but for the precise details of Roman military actions. It stood in the area known as "Trajan's Forum" and was over 100 feet high. It had/has a spiral staircase running up its interior which led to an observation deck at the top. The inside was/is illuminated by 43 window slits. The ashed of Trajan and his wife were buried in its base. It originally had a statue of Trajan on top, but it has been replaced by one of St. Peter.