Roman Wind Rose

The 8 Winds

  • These Winds were listed by Pliny the Elder and Aulus Gellius
    1. N: Septentrio (Gk: Aparctias)
    2. NE: Aquilo (Gk: Boreas)
    3. E: Eurus or Subsolanus (Gk: Apeliotes)
    4. SE: Vulturnus (Gk: Euronotus)
    5. S: Auster (Gk: Notos)
    6. SW: Africus (Gk: Lips)
    7. W: Favonius (Gk: Zephyrus)
    8. NW: Caurus (Gk: Argestes)

The 12 Winds

  • According to Seneca:
    1. N Septentrio
    2. NNE Aquilo
    3. NE Caecias
    4. E Subsolanus
    5. SE Vulturnus or Eurus
    6. SSE Euronotus
    7. S Auster
    8. SSW Libonotus
    9. SW Africus
    10. W Favonius or Zephyrus
    11. NW Corus or Argestes
    12. NNW Thrasias

A 24 Wind Rose

  • Unusually, Vitruvius described a 24 wind compass rose.

 

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