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1、TheTenBooksonArchitectureVITRUVIUSBOOK1PREFACE1.Whileyourdivineintelligenceandwill,ImperatorCaesar,wereengagedinacquiringtherighttocommandtheworld,andwhileyourfellowcitizens,whenalltheirenemieshadbeenlaidlowbyyourinvinciblevalour,weregloryinginyourtriumphan
2、dvictory,—whileallforeignnationswereinsubjectionawaitingyourbeckandcall,andtheRomanpeopleandsenate,releasedfromtheiralarm,werebeginningtobeguidedbyyourmostnobleconceptionsandpolicies,Ihardlydared,inviewofyourseriousemployments,topublishmywritingsandlongcons
3、ideredideasonarchitecture,forfearofsubjectingmyselftoyourdispleasurebyanunseasonableinterruption.2.ButwhenIsawthatyouweregivingyourattentionnotonlytothewelfareofsocietyingeneralandtotheestablishmentofpublicorder,butalsototheprovidingofpublicbuildingsintende
4、dforutilitarianpurposes,sothatnotonlyshouldtheStatehavebeenenrichedwithprovincesbyyourmeans,butthatthegreatnessofitspowermightlikewisebeattendedwithdistinguishedauthorityinitspublicbuildings,IthoughtthatIoughttotakethefirstopportunitytolaybeforeyoumywriting
5、sonthistheme.Forinthefirstplaceitwasthissubjectwhichmademeknowntoyourfather,towhomIwasdevotedonaccountofhisgreatqualities.Afterthecouncilofheavengavehimaplaceinthedwellingsofimmortallifeandtransferredyourfather'spowertoyourhands,mydevotioncontinuingunchange
6、dasIrememberedhiminclinedmetosupportyou.AndsowithMarcusAurelius,PubliusMinidius,andGnaeusCornelius,Iwasreadytosupplyandrepairballistae,scorpiones,andotherartillery,andIhavereceivedrewardsforgoodservicewiththem.Afteryourfirstbestowaloftheseuponme,youcontinue
7、dtorenewthemontherecommendationofyoursister.[4]3.OwingtothisfavourIneedhavenofearofwanttotheendofmylife,andbeingthuslaidunderobligationIbegantowritethisworkforyou,becauseIsawthatyouhavebuiltandarenowbuildingextensively,andthatinfuturealsoyouwilltakecarethat
8、ourpublicandprivatebuildingsshallbeworthytogodowntoposteritybythesideofyourothersplendidachievements.Ihavedrawnupdefiniterulestoenableyou,byobservingthem,tohavepersonalknowledgeofthequalitybothofexisti
