Hero of LOCATION@1 -LRB- c. NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 AD -RRB- built a mechanical theater which performed a play lasting NUMBER@1 minutes and was operated by a complex system of ropes and drums that might be considered to be a means of deciding which parts of the mechanism performed which actions and when .

He built a mechanical theater which performed a play lasting NUMBER@1 minutes and was operated by a complex system of ropes and drums .
