- The Roman Wind Rose was the Greek Wind Rose reduced to 8 Winds with Latin Names.
- However, Seneca listed 12 winds and Vitruvius listed 24 winds.
The 8 Winds
- These Winds were listed by Pliny the Elder and Aulus Gellius
- N: Septentrio (Gk: Aparctias)
- NE: Aquilo (Gk: Boreas)
- E: Eurus or Subsolanus (Gk: Apeliotes)
- SE: Vulturnus (Gk: Euronotus)
- S: Auster (Gk: Notos)
- SW: Africus (Gk: Lips)
- W: Favonius (Gk: Zephyrus)
- NW: Caurus (Gk: Argestes)
The 12 Winds
- According to Seneca:
- N Septentrio
- NNE Aquilo
- NE Caecias
- E Subsolanus
- SE Vulturnus or Eurus
- SSE Euronotus
- S Auster
- SSW Libonotus
- SW Africus
- W Favonius or Zephyrus
- NW Corus or Argestes
- NNW Thrasias
A 24 Wind Rose
- Unusually, Vitruvius described a 24 wind compass rose.