Roman basilica designed by Vitruvius identified in Fano, ending centuries of debate Archaeologists working in central Italy have identified the remains of a Roman basilica designed by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, the architect and engineer known for De Architectura. The structure surfaced during rescue excavations beneath Piazza Andrea Costa in Fano, carried out before planned urban redevelopment. Dating to the late first century BCE, the basilica represents the only building Vitruvius clearly described as his own work, resolving a debate that lasted for centuries...