What is Vitruvius?
[[File:Greekhse1.jpg|thumb|A Greek house plan, as described by Vitruvius]] '''Vitruvius''' (probably '''Marcus Vitruvius Pollio''') was an [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]] [[architect]] and [[engineer]] who lived in the 1st century BC. Neither his name, ''Marcus'', nor his [[cognomen]] ''Pollio'' are certain. His main work is called ''De architectura'' (About architecture). There are ten books in it. He was probably born between 80 and 70 BC in [[Campania]], and died after 15 BC. [[Category:70s BC births]] [[Category:1st-century BC deaths]] [[Category:Roman people]] [[Category:Architects]] [[Category:Civil engineers]] [[Category:1st-century BC works]] {{bio-stub}}