Anthemius was said to have annoyed his neighbor Zeno in two ways: first, by engineering a miniature earthquake by sending steam through leather tubes he had fixed among the joists and flooring of Zeno's parlor while he was entertaining friends and, second, by simulating thunder and lightning and flashing intolerable light into Zeno's eyes from a slightly hollowed mirror. In addition to his familiarity with steam, some dubious authorities credited Anthemius with a knowledge of gunpowder or other explosive compound.
Anthemius was said to have annoyed his neighbor Zeno in two ways first by engineering a miniature earthquake by sending steam through leather tubes he had fixed among the joists and flooring of Zeno's parlor while he was entertaining friends and second by simulating thunder and lightning and flashing intolerable light into Zeno's eyes from a slightly hollowed mirror In addition to his familiarity with steam some dubious authorities credited Anthemius with a knowledge of gunpowder or other explosive compound