In Italy, a basilica designed by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius was found
In Italy, archaeologists found a basilica designed by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. The discovery was made in the city of Fano during excavations in Andrea Costa Square, reported the Italian Ministry of Culture. The basilica matches the description Vitruvius provided in his work "Ten Books on Architecture".
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The search for the building lasted several centuries, and modern scientific methods allowed its authenticity to be confirmed.
The basilica has a rectangular plan and 12 columns: eight on the long sides and four on the short sides. This discovery is considered very important for the study of ancient architecture and shows that Fano was a center of architectural culture in Western civilization.
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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who lived in the 1st century BC, was a highly educated person in the field of architecture for his time. He worked as a military engineer during the civil war with Julius Caesar, building military machines, ballistae, and "scorpions".
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In his work "Ten Books on Architecture," he examined both the technical and aesthetic aspects of architecture, synthesizing the experience of Greek and Roman masters.