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Who wrote De architectura, the earliest surviving text on architecture?

Vitruvius.

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Why: The Roman architect Vitruvius wrote De architectura in the 1st century BC, the earliest surviving architectural treatise.

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Answer: Vitruvius. The Roman architect Vitruvius wrote De architectura in the 1st century BC, the earliest surviving architectural treatise.

  1. Architecture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture
    the 1st century BC treatise De architectura by the Roman architect Vitruvius
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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