Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook - Annotated Translations of Greek and Latin Texts and Documents (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Greek and Roman Technology In this volume the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient authors with the aim of providing a history and analysis of the origins and development of technology. Topics include energy, basic mechanical devices, agriculture, food processing, diet, mining and transport.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 01 March 1998
- Format: Paperback 648 pages
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- Categories: Literary Essays | Literary Studies: General | History Of Engineering & Technology | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9780415061377 ISBN 10: 0415061377
- Sales rank: 602,180
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Full description for Greek and Roman Technology
In this volume the authors translate and annotate passages from ancient authors with the aim of providing a history and analysis of the origins and development of technology. Among the topics covered are: energy, basic mechanical devices, agriculture, food processing and diet, mining and metallurgy, construction and hydraulic engineering, household industry, transport, trade and military technology. Designed as a sourcebook, it presents 150 ancient authors and a range of literary genres such as the encyclopedic "Natural Histories" of Pliny the Elder, the poetry of Homer and Hesiod, the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and Lucretius and the agricultural treatise of Varro. The work includes glossaries of technological terminology, indices of authors and subjects, introductions outlining the general significance of the evidence and notes to explain specific details.
