Vitruvius Pollio (c. 80 BC – c. 15 BC) was a Latin writer and architect, active in the early first century BC in Rome. He is known for his treatise De Architectura, written in the 3rd century BC, in which he describes and explains the classical orders of architecture: I
The Doric order: II. The Ionic order: III. The Corinthian order: IV.
The Composite order: V. The Tuscan order: VI. The Composite order: VII.
The Corinthian order: VIII. Five orders out of one hundred IX. A comparison between the Doric and Ionic orders X.
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Writing on architecture is not like history or poetry.Vitruvius Pollio
This was how Dinocrates, recommended only by his good looks and dignified carriage, came to be so famous. But as for me, Emperor, nature has not given me stature, age has marred my face, and my strength is impaired by ill health.Vitruvius Pollio
