Definition:
Name: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Dates: Born somewhere between 80 and 70 B.C.; Died after 15 B.C.
Occupation: Engineer, architect, writer
Vitruvius was a 1st century B.C. Roman who wrote about his field, architecture, in the 10 books of De architectura, which was dedicated to the first emperor, Augustus. De architectura in Public Domain English translation. Vitruvius is sometimes called the first architect.
