Etenim etiam Trallibus cum Apaturius Alabandius eleganti manu finxisset scaenam in minusculo theatro, quod ecclesiasterion apud eos vocitatur, in eaque fecisset columnas, signa, centauros sustinentes epistylia, tholorum rotunda tecta, fastigiorum prominentes versuras, coronasque capitibus leoninis ornatas, quae omnia stillicidiorum e tectis habent rationem, praeterea supra ea nihilominus episcenium, in qua tholi, pronai, semifastigia omnisque tecti varius picturis fuerat ornatus, itaque cum aspectus eius scaenae propter asperitatem eblandiretur omnium visus et iam id opus probare fuissent parati, tum Licymnius mathematicus prodiit et ait Alabandis satis acutos ad omnes res civiles haberi, sed propter non magnum vitium indecentiae insipientes eos esse iudicatos, quod in gymnasio eorum quae sunt statuae omnes sunt causas agentes, foro discos tenentes aut currentes seu pila ludentes.
At Tralles, Apaturius of Alabanda had invented scenery of fine technique for the tiny theatre which they call the Small Assembly. In this he showed columns, statues, or centaurs supporting the architraves, the orbed roofs of domes, the projecting angles of pediments, cornices having lions heads which provided outlets for the rain from the roofs. Besides, the story above the scenery had domes, porticoes, half pediments, and every kind of roof, with varied pictorial ornament. When, therefore, the appearance of such a stage, by its high relief, charmed the eyes of all, and they were already on the point of applauding it, Licymnius the mathematician came forward and said, that the inhabitants were shrewd enough in politics, but they had the reputation of being stupid because of one not very great fault, inconsistency. In the gymnasium, the statues were all of politicians; in the public assembly, they were of quoit-throwers or runners or javelin-throwers.
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