Aedificia quae plano pede instituuntur, si fundamenta eorum facta fuerint ita, ut in prioribus libris de muro et theatris nobis est expositum, ad vetustatem ea erunt sine dubitatione firma.
Buildings which start from the level of the ground, if the foundations are so laid, as we have explained in previous books with reference to city walls and theatres, will assuredly be solid and durable.
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