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)
postīcum: i, n., v. posticus.
postīcum,¹⁵ ī, n. (posticus), le derrière [d’un édifice] : Vitr. Arch. 3, 2, 8