There are many names for winds derived from localities or from the squalls which sweep from rivers or down mountains.
Marcus Vitruvius PollioNext I must tell about the machine of Ctesibius, which raises water to a height.
Marcus Vitruvius PollioBurn shavings and splinters of pitch pine, and when they turn to charcoal, put them out, and pound them into mortar with size. This will make a pretty black for fresco painting.
Marcus Vitruvius PollioI, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of acquiring reputation by finding fault with the works of any one.
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio