Pytheos made a mistake by not observing that the arts are e… - Vitruvius

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Pytheos made a mistake by not observing that the arts are each composed of two things, the actual work and the theory of it. One of these, the doing of the work, is proper to men trained in the individual subject, while the other the theory is common to all scholars.

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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. 80/70 BC?; died ca. 25 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC.

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Native Name: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Alternative Names: Vitruvius Pollio • Pollio Vitruvius • Marcus Vitruvius • Lucius Vitruvius Cordo • Marcus Vitruvius Mamurra

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