His only surviving works 
His only surviving works are a basilica and shrine honoring Augustus, to whom he dedicated his magnum opus, in which he [*] "disclosed all the principles of his art" in a magnum opus dedicated to Octavian. He argued that the beauty of Greek temples came not from an architect's mind but from natural symmetry and proportion. For 10 points—name this architect best known for writing On Architecture.
His only surviving works are a basilica and shrine honoring Augustus, to whom he dedicated his magnum opus, in which he [*] "disclosed all the principles of his art" in a magnum opus dedicated to Octavian.
Vitruvius