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Pollio was a Roman cognomen, and was used by:
- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, the Roman architect
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, the historian and orator
It should not be confused with the disease polio.
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Vitruvius - Comment on Vitruvius's work by John H. Leinard of the University of Houston's College of Engineering.
Meta Description: [ Vitruvius' ten volumes on technologies of the Roman world ]
Vitruvius (c. 70-25 BC) - Very brief biography of the author of the earliest surviving treatise on architecture - 'De architectura' (On Architecture) - from Eric Weisstein's Treasure Troves of Science.
Vitruvius: 1st Century BC Roman Architect - Brief biography and outline of the contents of his famous work 'De architectura' from HyperHistory Online.
Wikipedia: Vitruvius - Biography of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Roman architect of the 1st century BC, most noted as the author of De Architectura.
