... we know of no book or written document which has come down to us from ancient practitioners, although they were mot excellent, as is convincingly shown by the descriptions of the stage scenery they made, which was much prized both in Athens among the Greeks and in Rome among the Latins.
... alam namin ng walang libro o nakasulat na dokumento na kung saan ay may dumating sa amin mula sa sinaunang practicioners, bagama't sila ay mahusay na nakakatawang pangungusap, bilang convincingly ay ipinapakita sa pamamagitan ng paglalarawan ng mga yugto telon nila ginawa, kung saan ay maraming prized pareho sa Athens kabilang sa mga Greeks at sa Roma kabilang sa mga Latins.