 In general, therefore, they are not considered classical architectural styles in a strict sense.During the Italian Renaissance and with the demise of Gothic style, major efforts were made by architects such as Leon Battista Alberti, Sebastiano Serlio and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola to revive the language of architecture of first and foremost ancient Rome.This was done in part through the study of the ancient Roman architectural treatise "De architectura" by Vitruvius, and to some extent by studying the actual remains of ancient Roman buildings in Italy.