as far as i know, vitruvius wasn’t original: he aped the meticulous and more successful greeks. the ten volumes regularly refer to greek knowledge or practice t

as far as i know, vitruvius wasn’t original: he aped the meticulous and more successful greeks. the ten volumes regularly refer to greek knowledge or practice to cement its authority. the method of construction that is uniquely roman is mixing concrete and bricks, usually to produce aqueducts. and here the simple theory was: everything in excess. in fact, the romans may have been unique in their construction of military camps. for more on that see de re militari