The Ten Books on Architecture, 6.3.3

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Of Courts (Atria), Wings or Aisles (Alæ), the Tablinum and the Peristylium

3The length and breadth of courts (atria) are regulated in three ways. The first is, when the length is divided into five parts, and three of them are given to the width. The second, when it is divided into three parts, and two are given to the width. The third is, when a square being described whose side is equal to the width, a diagonal line is drawn therein, the length of which is to be equal to the length of the atrium.

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