A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

CTESIPHON.

A famous Architect who made the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. He invented an Engine to bring the Pillars of this Temple from the quarries where they were dug out, to Ephesus; for he durst not make use of Carts, as others commonly do, because the wheels would have sunk in the way, under such a weight, but he got four pieces of Wood, each of four inches square, two whereof were joyned cross the other two, which were longer and even with the body of each Pillar. At both ends of each Pillar he drove in Iron Pins made like a Swallows Tail, and made them fast there with Lead, having fastened into the cros∣sing pieces of Wood, Iron-rings, to put in the Iron-pins; besides, he put some strong short poles of Oak at both ends of the En∣gine, to which the drawing Oxen were fast∣ned, and when they drew the Iron-pins that were in the Iron-rings, could turn free∣ly enough to let the body of the Pillars rowl easily upon the Ground; and thus he brought all the Pillars of the Temple of Diana.