This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius 00:01:13 1 Life and career 00:09:34 2 iDe architectura/i 00:12:13 2.1 Scope 00:15:38 2.2 Proportions of man 00:17:07 2.3 Lists of names given in Book VII Introduction 00:20:59 2.4 Rediscovery 00:23:12 2.5 Notable editions 00:24:45 3 Roman technology 00:25:20 3.1 Machines 00:26:08 3.2 Aqueducts 00:27:12 3.3 Materials 00:28:22 3.4 Dewatering machines 00:29:17 3.5 Surveying instruments 00:30:08 3.6 Central heating 00:31:31 4 Legacy 00:32:42 5 In popular culture Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.850004475745196 Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-B "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC), commonly known as Vitruvius, was a Roman author, architect, civil engineer and military engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled De architectura. His discussion of perfect proportion in architecture and the human body led to the famous Renaissance drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of Vitruvian Man. He was also the one who, in 40 BCE, invented the idea that all buildings should have three atributes: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas, meaning: strength, utility, and beauty. These principles were later adopted by the Romans. By his own description Vitruvius served as an artilleryman, the third class of arms in the military offices. He probably served as a senior officer of artillery in charge of doctores ballistarum (artillery experts) and libratores who actually operated the machines.

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