Vitruvius

Roman writer, architect and engineer

80 BCE to 15 BCE

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 80–70 BCE, died after c. 15 BCE) is a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BCE.

He is best known as the author of the multi-volume work De Architectura ("On Architecture").

By his own description, Vitruvius served as a ballista (artilleryman), the third class of arms in the military offices.

He likely served as chief of the ballista (senior officer of artillery) in charge of doctores ballistarum (artillery experts) and libratores who actually operated the machines.

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