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Vitruvius Pollio
[ vi-troo-vee-uhs pol-ee-oh ]
noun
- Marcus, flourished 1st century b.c., Roman architect, engineer, and author.
Vitruvius Pollio
/ vɪˈtruːvɪəs ˈpɒlɪˌəʊ /
noun
- Vitruvius PollioMarcus1st century bc1st century bcMRomanARCHITECTURE: architect Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs). 1st century bc , Roman architect, noted for his treatise De architectura, the only surviving Roman work on architectural theory and a major influence on Renaissance architects
Derived Forms
- Viˈtruvian, adjective
Other Words From
- Vi·truvi·an adjective
Example Sentences
He said he wanted to recreate the kind of theater acoustics promoted by Vitruvius Pollio, an architect of ancient Rome, who urged theaters to use overturned amphora to improve sound.
Through the generations, good builders have tried to measure up to the formula of Roman Architect Vitruvius Pollio, contemporary of Julius Caesar, but they have often thought more of the structure than of its inhabitants, and have at times produced more monstrosity than delight, more discomfort than commodity.
Vitruvius, Pollio, Roman architect and engineer; wrote on architecture, lived in the days of Augustus.
In striking contrast to Celsus as regards width of knowledge and literary skill, though no less famous in the history of his own art, is his contemporary, the celebrated architect Vitruvius Pollio.
M. Vitruvius Pollio, the celebrated architect, deserves to be mentioned for his treatise on architecture.
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