Ancient Egyptians were among the first known surveyors. Surveying was important for re-establishing property boundaries each year after floods. Basic tools like the plummet, square level, and 3-4-5 triangle principle were used to build structures with astonishing accuracy, including the pyramids. Babylonian surveyors developed the base 60 system and used boundary stones to mark land. Greek and Roman mathematicians advanced the field and used tools like the chorobates, diopra, and hodometer for horizontal measurement, angle measurement, and distance measurement, respectively.