(Βίτων), the author of a work called κατασκευαὶ πολεμικῶν ὀργάνων κὰ καταπελτικῶν. His history and place of birth are unknown. He is mentioned by Hesychius (s. u. Σαμβύκη), by Heron Junior (de Mach. Bell. prooem), and perhaps by Aelian (Tact. 100.1), under the name of *Bi/wn.
[W.F.D]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890