The first phase of the archaeological excavations in Piazza Andrea Costa in Fano has come to a close, but the project to restore the Basilica of Vitruvius is entering a new phase. New funding and discoveries are giving new impetus to the study of the site.The article continues with additional details of the new findings. It also notes that the project has received new funding, but that additional funding wouldn't hurt any. There is a technical article forthcoming in the autumn.... “Today is a great day for Fano,” said Mayor Serfilippi, “because we are finally beginning to see important findings. They are not yet conclusive, but they represent fundamental elements for defining with greater precision what we believe to be Vitruvius’s Basilica and for understanding the transformations this building has undergone over time, confirming its long history of continuous use. Archaeological investigations have made it possible to reconstruct shapes, dimensions, and structures, including those parts that Vitruvius does not explicitly describe in his text but which he clearly implies were present.”...
In the first century BCE, Vitruvius wrote the only comprehensive treatise on architecture that survives from Classical antiquity. His On Architecture was rediscovered during the Renaissance and became massively influential well into the Enlightenment. The basilica at Fano (ancient Fanum Fortunae) is the only known remnant of a building that Vitruvius designed and built.
I noted the discovery of that basilica here. And yes, since then I have read that translation of On Architecture.
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