ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
taurŏbŏlĭum: ii, n.,
I a sacrifice of a bull in honor of Cybele, Inscr. Orell. 1899 sq.; 2322 sq.; 2130 al.