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Vitruvius (/ v ɪ ˈ t r uː v i ə s / vi-TROO-vee-əs, Latin: [wɪˈtruːwi.ʊs]; c. 80 –70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura.
Apr 15, 2024 · Vitruvius was a Roman architect, engineer, and author of the celebrated treatise De architectura (On Architecture), a handbook for Roman architects. Little is known of Vitruvius’ life, except what can be gathered from his writings, which are somewhat obscure on the subject.
Apr 22, 2015 · Marcus Vitruvius was a 1st century BCE architect who wrote a famous and influential book on architecture called 'De Architectura'. This work, which is a history of architecture and engineering, became even more influential during the Renaissance.
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De architectura ( On architecture, published as Ten Books on Architecture) is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect and military engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus, as a guide for building projects.
Vitruvius was a prominent and widely celebrated Roman architect, author and engineer, whose work has continued to inspire the world even centuries after his death. He is best known for his influential treatise, titled “De Architectura” (On Architecture) that is considered a handbook for architects.
May 29, 2024 · Vitruvius served as a military engineer, architect, and theoretician under Caesar Augustus in the first century BCE. His Ten Books on Architecture (de Architectura), written roughly 20-30 BCE, focused on the following themes: firmitas (strength), utilitas (functionality), and venustas (beauty).
May 17, 2018 · Vitruvius was born in the town of Formiae as Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. He may have served in the Roman army of Julius Caesar , working to design fortifications and siege engines in Spain and Gaul (modern France ).
Aug 28, 2018 · Vitruvius is the author of De architectura (c. 20s BCE), the only text devoted to architecture that survives from classical antiquity. On the basis of internal evidence, scholars date Vitruvius’s De architectura to c. 27–22 BCE .
This new, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a century.
