The towers themselves must be either round or polygonal. Sq… - Vitruvius

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The towers themselves must be either round or polygonal. Square towers are sooner shattered by military engines, for the battering rams pound their angles to pieces but in the case of round towers they can do no harm being engaged as it were in driving wedges to their center.

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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. 80/70 BC?; died ca. 25 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC.

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Native Name: Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Alternative Names: Vitruvius Pollio • Pollio Vitruvius • Marcus Vitruvius • Lucius Vitruvius Cordo • Marcus Vitruvius Mamurra

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