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Vitruvius (/ v ɪ ˈ t r uː v i ə s / vi-TROO-vee-əs; Latin: [wɪˈtruːwi.ʊs]; c. 80 –70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura. [1]
The drawing is described by Leonardo's notes as Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio, [2] variously translated as The Proportions of the Human Figure after Vitruvius, [3] or Proportional Study of a Man in the Manner of Vitruvius. [4] It is much better known as the Vitruvian Man. [2]
The rim is highest to the northwest. The interior floor is uneven, with some low rises in the southwest. A small crater is attached to southern outer rim. The surroundings grow more rugged to the north of the crater. The crater was named after the ancient Roman engineer and architect Vitruvius. [1] Vitruvius is a crater of Upper (Late) Imbrian ...
Vitruvius (c. 80 BC – c. 15 BC) mentions aeolipiles by name: Aeolipilae are hollow brazen vessels, which have an opening or mouth of small size, by means of which they can be filled with water. Prior to the water being heated over the fire, but little wind is emitted. As soon, however, as the water begins to boil, a violent wind issues forth. [6]
It rises to a maximum height of about 2.3 km near the northeastern end. This mountain was named after the nearby crater Vitruvius, [1] located to the south-southeast. The eponym for this crater is ancient Roman engineer and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. [2] The Apollo 17 mission landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley to the north of this ...
Agatharchus or Agatharch (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθαρχος) was a self-taught painter from Samos, [1] who lived in the 5th century BC. [2] His father was named Eudemos (Εὔδημος). [3] He is said by Vitruvius to have invented scenic painting, and to have painted a scene (scenam fecit) for a tragedy which Aeschylus exhibited. [4]
The ancient doors took hours to open, and the process was hard to stop once it started. So, this probably meant that you only opened your doors once a day. Image credits: Donovan Alexander
Araeostyle (Latin: araeostylos, from Ancient Greek: ἀραιόστυλος, from αραιος, "weak" or "widely spaced", and Ancient Greek: στυλος, "column") is one of five categories of intercolumniation (the spacing between the columns of a colonnade) described by the Roman architect Vitruvius. [1] Of all the ancient architectural ...