Three Hands in The Fountain

'When [the water pipe] has reached the city, build a reservoir with a distribution tank in three compartments… from the central tank pipes will be laid to all the basins as fountains; from the second tank to the baths so they may yield annual income to the state; and from the third, to private houses, so that water for public use will not run short.'

Vitruvius

'I ask you! Just compare with the vast monuments of this vital aqueduct network those useless Pyramids, or the good-for-nothing tourist attractions of the Greeks!'

Frontinus, tr. Trevor Hodge

'Let's have a drink – and leave out the water!'

Petronius Longus of Falco CC Partner