the citizens, and that this divinity may, moreover, be ready 
to preserve them from their enemies and the perils of war. 
The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of 
the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but 
for the purpose of sacrificing to her. This spot is to be re¬ 
verenced with religious awe and solemnity of demeanour, 
by those whose affairs lead them to visit it. Appropriate 
situations must also be chosen for the temples and places 
of sacrifice to the other divinities. For the construc¬ 
tion and proportions of the edifices themselves, 1 shall 
give rules in the third and fourth books; because it ap¬ 
pears to me, that in the second book I ought to ex¬ 
plain the nature of the different materials employed in 
building, their qualities and use ; and then, in the other 
books, to give rules for the dimensions of buildings, the 
orders, and their proportions.