Ctēsĭbĭus — Lewis & Short
a mechanic of Alexandria, distinguished for his inventions in hydraulics
The corpus record — Latin
Ctesibius
Ctesibius · m
a mechanic of Alexandria, distinguished for his inventions in hydraulics
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Distribution
- De Architectura 7 · 1.21/10k
- Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k
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Attestations
- Ctesibius Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 7.37.p2
- Ctesibii Vitruvius, De Architectura 1.1.7
- Ctesibios Vitruvius, De Architectura 7.pr.14
- Ctesibio Vitruvius, De Architectura 9.8.2
- Ctesibius Vitruvius, De Architectura 9.8.2
- Ctesibius Vitruvius, De Architectura 9.8.4
6 of 8 attestations shown.
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