Pollio may refer to: * Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Roman architect usually known as

Vitruvius Vitruvius (; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled '' De architectura''. He originated the idea that all buildings should have three attribut ...

Gaius Asinius Pollio Gaius Asinius Pollio (75 BC – AD 4) was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic, and historian, whose lost contemporary history provided much of the material used by the historians Appian and Plutarch. Poll ...

, Roman historian and orator * Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul 23), grandson of the preceding *

Rufrius Pollio The gens Rufria was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are first mentioned in imperial times. Few of the Rufrii appear in history, but others are known from inscriptions. Origin The nomen ''Rufrius'' seems to be deri ...

, Roman Prefect of the Praetorian Guard * Vitrasius Pollio (died AD 32) Roman member of the equestrian class *

Abtalion Abtalion ( he, אַבְטַלְיוֹן ''ʾAbhtalyôn'') or Avtalyon (Modern Hebrew) was a rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era. He was a leader of the Pharisees during the 1st century BCE, and by tradition vice-president of the great San ...

, a leading

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

in the 1st century BC, known as Pollion in

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

and Pollio in

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

Vedius Pollio Publius Vedius Pollio (died 15 BC) was a Roman of equestrian rank, and a friend of the Roman emperor Augustus, who appointed him to a position of authority in the province of Asia. In later life, he became infamous for his luxurious tastes and crue ...

, friend of Roman emperor Augustus * Pollio of Cybalae, 3rd-century Christian martyr * Alberto Pollio (1852–1914), Italian general and Chief of Staff of the Italian army * Claudio Pollio (born 1958), Italian Olympic champion wrestler * Marty Pollio (born 1955), American comedian and actor * Mike Pollio (born 1943), American former basketball coach and college athletics administrator *

Silvio Pollio Silvio () is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin "Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to: People * Silvio Berlusconi (born 1936), Ita ...

, director of the 2003 crime film ''How It All Went Down''

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