Vitruvius

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Vitruvius was an ancient Roman architect and engineer best known for his treatise "De architectura," which profoundly shaped Western architectural theory and practice.

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Vitruvius canonical 23
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman architect
ancient Roman engineer
architectural theorist
author
military engineer
citizenship Roman Republic
concept firmitas
utilitas
venustas
countryOfOrigin Roman Republic
describedInWork city planning
construction of temples
machines and siege engines
orders of architecture
proportions of the human body
water supply and aqueducts
era late Roman Republic
fieldOfWork architectural theory
architecture
engineering
military engineering
floruit 1st century BC
fullName Vitruvius self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
genre architectural treatise
impact foundational source for later architectural education
influenced Andrea Palladio
Leon Battista Alberti
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance architecture
Western architectural theory
classical architecture revival
influenceOn Vitruvian Man
surface form: Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
knownFor formulating principles of firmitas utilitas venustas
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
legacy core authority on classical architecture in Europe for centuries
militaryRole military engineer in Roman army
name Vitruvius self-link
nativeLanguage Latin
notableWork De architectura
numberOfBooksInWork 10
occupation architect
engineer
writer
originalTitle De architectura
surface form: De architectura libri decem
servedUnder Augustus
Julius Caesar
subjectOf Vitruvian Man

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Andrea Palladio influencedBy Vitruvius
Corinthian order definedBy Vitruvius
Doric order documentedBy Vitruvius
Ionic order documentedBy Vitruvius
Vitruvian Man inspiredBy Vitruvius
Vitruvius basedOn Vitruvius
this entity surface form: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Vitruvius prophecyCreator Vitruvius
Vitruvius name Vitruvius self-link
Vitruvius fullName Vitruvius self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Inigo Jones influencedBy Vitruvius
François Blondel influencedBy Vitruvius
Andrea influencedBy Vitruvius
subject surface form: Andrea Palladio
James Gandon influencedBy Vitruvius
De architectura author Vitruvius
De re aedificatoria inspiredBy Vitruvius
Lucy allyOf Vitruvius
Master Builders alliedWith Vitruvius
Kragle opposedBy Vitruvius
Vignola influencedBy Vitruvius
Sebastiano Serlio influencedBy Vitruvius