Greek and Roman technology : a sourcebook of translated Greek and Latin texts
| 1. Verfasser: |
Sherwood, Andrew N. 1955-
, [VerfasserIn]
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| 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.
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| Ausgabe: | Second Edition. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xviii, 753 pages ; 24 cm |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
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| Schlagworte: | |
| 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.
