It seems to me that if A) their knowledge of health and disease contributed to their design of cities and camps, it should be more likely to see B) health and disease mentioned prominently in design manuals. We do see B, and so that makes me more confident in A.
It seems like a confirmation of “their knowledge contributed to the design of the camps,” though it’s not a confirmation that their knowledge was ‘correct’ or that their knowledge was the primary historical cause of that particular design.
It also affirms that this isn’t just Varro being a hypochondriac, and is evidence for a general trend of Roman design taking health and disease into account in ways that were actually effective.
I don’t see what those quotes add to the Varro quote.
It seems to me that if A) their knowledge of health and disease contributed to their design of cities and camps, it should be more likely to see B) health and disease mentioned prominently in design manuals. We do see B, and so that makes me more confident in A.
It seems like a confirmation of “their knowledge contributed to the design of the camps,” though it’s not a confirmation that their knowledge was ‘correct’ or that their knowledge was the primary historical cause of that particular design.
It also affirms that this isn’t just Varro being a hypochondriac, and is evidence for a general trend of Roman design taking health and disease into account in ways that were actually effective.
Yes, multiple authors are good.