ARC 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: De Architectura, Ancient Roman Architecture, Ancient Greek Architecture
8 May 2019
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Introduction were held up as worthy models for emulation. When we speak of the classical tradition in architecture, we. The word classical in english, like its latin counterpart classicus, carried with it rich connotations. The latin word derived from the verb calare, to call, but this meaning in the late roman republic gave way to referring to those of the first class, as opposed to those of the lower classes. Around the this legacy in medieval times, the renaissance, and in the ensuing centuries. Classicism in architecture, by happenstance, begins with vitruvius- or marcus vitruvius pollio (c. 85: 20 bc) as he is sometimes called, although only the middle name is certain. Vitruvius because, of the dozens of treatises written on architecture in classical times, his is the one to have survived into modern times. Only a few details of the life of this architect, engineer, and scholar are known with certainty.
