Samos Tunnel

Samos Tunnel

      tunnel drilled on the Aegean island of Samos in the 6th century BC to carry water for the capital city of the tyrant Polycrates from springs on the far side of Mount Castro. It was built, according to Herodotus, by the engineer Eupalinus of Megara. Six feet (two metres) in diameter and more than 3,000 ft in length, it was drilled through the rock by teams of slaves using hammers and chisels. Advanced from two headings on opposite sides of the mountain, it failed to align with precision, but the junction was achieved by making a U-turn in the middle.

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