Throughout its history, the Parthenon always attracted a great interest both in antiquity and in modern times, thanks to its unparalleled harmony and majesty. It is known from written documents that in Roman times Vitruvius- through a series of geometric operations- described his own hypothesis about the origin of the measurements and proportions of the temple. Palladio, who continued with Vitruvian principles, used the same doctrine in the Renaissance. The study of Vitruvius and Palladio reigned unquestioned until a few decades ago. However, in the 19th century the publication of a series of...