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Archaeologists say they've finally found a long-lost basilica that matches the description the architect wrote 2,000 years ago
Archaeologists have unearthed the stone remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica designed by Vitruvius, a Roman architect and ...
In an insane discovery, archaeologists in central Italy have unearthed what may be the only physical building ever designed ...
Archaeologists unearth the first physical evidence of a basilica designed by the legendary Roman architect Vitruvius.
Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered the ancient Basilica of Vitruvius in Fano, confirming a long-debated Roman structure.
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Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'
"It is a sensational finding ... something that our grandchildren will be talking about," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli told a press conference.
Crucially, the basilica at Fanum Fortunae (ancient Fano) is the only building Vitruvius explicitly references in his surviving treatise De architectura, making the identification unusually significant ...
The only building attributed to Roman architect Vitruvius, who wrote the first book on architecture, has been identified in Fano, Italy.
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