Anthemios van Tralles (Greek: Ἀνθέμιος από τις Τράλλεις) (Tralles (presently Aydın), ca. 474 - Constantinople, about 534) was a Byzantine mathematician, physicist and architect.
Anthemios was the son of a renowned physician, Stephanos, in Tralles (Lydia). Together with Isidorus of Milete, Anthemios built from 532 to 537 the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, commissioned by Emperor Emperor Justinian. According to the historian Procopius of Caesarea, both architects were in charge of the work.
Probably, he also contributed to Hagios Sergios and Bakchos, also in Constantinople. As a physicist, he experimented with water vapor and parabolic mirrors. Some fragments of writings in this area are attributed to him. Also see
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