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extracted from his only surviving work De Architectura. His full name is sometimes given as "Marcus Vitruvius Pollio", but both the first and last names

architecture written by the Roman architect and military engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus, as a guide

the Republic), In Verrem, Pro Sestio, Pro Plancio. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, De Architectura (On Architecture). Titus Livius (Livy), History of Rome. Valerius

temple at Delphi" is named by Vitruvius in De architectura Book VII as Theodorus Phoceus (not Theodorus of Samos, whom Vitruvius names separately). Externally

had been conceived. Nothing further is known of his life. Vitruvius Pollio, De architectura 9.6 Tester, S.J. (1999). A History of Western Astrology. Boydell

The Roman writer, architect and engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio finishes writing De Architectura (known today as The Ten Books of Architecture), a

Greek theatres Plutarch. Pericles – via uchicago.edu. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. de Architectura. Vol. Book V, Section 9 – via uchicago.edu. Sear, Frank (2006)

wrote in his commentary on Vitruvius' De architectura, "These vessels, bronze or clay, may be another example of Vitruvius singling out a highly technical

palmettes, medallions) took place. Molding (decorative) Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. De architectura, Book III. Mattern, Torsten (2001). Gesims und Ornament :

both its scope and stylistic achievement. The multi-volume work De architectura by Vitruvius also remains of great informational interest. Questions pertaining