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VITRUV

Roman architect and engineer

  • Fame67.8
  • Momentum8.2
  • Wikipedia27.4K
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Lived -80–-15, aged 65
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  • Era
    -80–-15
    Aged 65
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Updated 2026-08-20

Vitruvius was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. It is not clear to what extent his contemporaries regarded his book as original or important.

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Vitruvius was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. It is not clear to what extent his contemporaries regarded his book as original or important.

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Momentum8.2
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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