VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus — (c. 80 BC c. 25 BC) Vitruvius was an Ancient Roman architect and engineer famous for his treatise on construction called De architectura, known today as The Ten Books on Architecture. Little is known of the life or architectural constructions… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
Vitruvius Pollio — Vitruvĭus Pollĭo, Marcus, röm. Baumeister und Schriftsteller unter Cäsar und Augustus; schrieb: »De architectura«, neu hg. von Rose (2. Aufl. 1899), deutsch von Reber (1864) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio — (Renaissance Portrait) Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (auch: Vitruv oder Vitruvius) war ein römischer Architekt, Ingenieur und Schriftsteller des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vitruvius Pollio — Vitruvian, adj. /vi trooh vee euhs pol ee oh / Marcus, fl. 1st century B.C., Roman architect, engineer, and author. * * * … Universalium
Vitruvius Pollio — Vi•tru•vi•us Pol•li•o [[t]vɪˈtru vi əs ˈpɒl iˌoʊ[/t]] n. big Marcus, fl. 1st century b.c., Roman architect, engineer, and author … From formal English to slang
Vitruvius Pollio — /vɪˌtruviəs ˈpɒlioʊ/ (say vi.troohveeuhs poleeoh) noun Marcus, lived in the 1st century BC, Roman architect, engineer, and author. –Vitruvian, adjective …
Vitruvius Pollio — Vitruvian, adj. /vi trooh vee euhs pol ee oh / Marcus, fl. 1st century B.C., Roman architect, engineer, and author … Useful english dictionary
Vitruvius — [vi tro͞o′vē əs] ( Marcus Vitruvius Pollio) fl. 1st cent. B.C.; Rom. architect & engineer * * * Vi·tru·vi·us (vĭ tro͞oʹvē əs), In full Marcus Vitruvius Pollio.fl. first century B.C. Roman architect and writer. His De Architectura is the only… … Universalium
Pollio — was a Roman name. It may refer to:*Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul 40 BC), the historian and orator *Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul AD 23), grandson of the preceding *Vedius Pollio (c. 15 BC), equestrian friend of Augustus * Marcus Vitruvius Pollio… … Wikipedia
Vitruvius — (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio; c. 80 25 BCE) Roman engineer and writer who served Emperor Caesar Augustus. Vitruvius was the author of the only architectural treatise from antiquity to have survived, De architectura. Although this text was known… … Dictionary of Renaissance art