Vitruvius
Roman writer, architect and engineer
Scrittore, architetto e ingegnere romano
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Vitruvius Pollio
Pollio Vitruvius
1st century BC
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was an ancient Roman architect and theorist. His Ten Books on Architecture is the only surviving ancient work on architecture and the first Latin work ever to aim at a comprehensive presentation of architecture and also theatre.