Greek and Roman technology : a sourcebook of translated Greek and Latin texts

1. Verfasser: Sherwood, Andrew N. (Andrew Neil), 1955- , [VerfasserIn]
Weitere Verfasser: Oleson, John Peter, , [HerausgeberIn]
Nikolic, Milorad, 1968- , [HerausgeberIn]
Humphrey, John William, 1946- , [HerausgeberIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Ausgabe: Second Edition.
Umfang/Format: xviii, 753 pages ; 24 cm
Schriftenreihe: Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
ISBN: 9781138927902
9781138927896
Schlagworte:
Technology > Greece > History > Sources.
Technology > Rome > History > Sources.
Parallelausgabe: Sherwood, Andrew N. (Andrew Neil), 1955- author., Greek and Roman technology, Second edition. (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781315682181
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Society and technology in antiquity
  • Literary sources for ancient technology
  • Archaeology as a source for the history of technology
  • Ancient weights, measures, and coinage
  • The rise of humans and human technology
  • Sources of energy and basic mechanical devices
  • Sources of energy and prime movers
  • Basic machines
  • Mechanical gadgets
  • Agriculture
  • Food processing
  • Mining and quarrying
  • Mining
  • Quarrying
  • Metallurgy
  • Sculpture
  • Construction engineering
  • Hydraulic engineering
  • Household crafts, health and well-being, and workshop production
  • Metal-working
  • Wood-working
  • Textiles and leather
  • Ceramics and glass
  • Applied chemistry
  • Health and well-being
  • Large-scale, organized production
  • Transport and trade
  • Land transport
  • Navigation
  • Standards of trade
  • Record-keeping
  • Time-keeping
  • Writing and literacy
  • Military technology
  • Attitudes towards labour, innovation, and technology.

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