The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World
(Sprache: Englisch)
Nearly every aspect of daily life in the Mediterranean world and Europe during the florescence of the Greek and Roman cultures is relevant to the topics of engineering and technology. This volume highlights both the accomplishments of the ancient societies...
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Nearly every aspect of daily life in the Mediterranean world and Europe during the florescence of the Greek and Roman cultures is relevant to the topics of engineering and technology. This volume highlights both the accomplishments of the ancient societies and the remaining research problems, and stimulates further progress in the history of ancient technology.
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Contributors, Abbreviations and Spelling Norms, Introduction, ; Part I Sources - 1- Ancient Written Sources from Engineering and Technology, 2- Representations of Technical Processes, 3- Historiography and Theoretical Approaches, ; Part II Primary, Extractive Technologies - 4- Mining and Metallurgy, 5- Quarrying and Stoneworking, 6- Sources of Energy and Exploitation of Power, 7- Greek and Roman Agriculture, 8- Animal Husbandry, Hunting, Fishing, and Fish Production, ; Part III Engineering & Complex Machines - 9- Greek Engineering and Construction, 10- Roman Engineering and Construction, 11- Hydraulic Engineering and Water Supply, 12- Tunnels and Canals, 13- Machines in Greek and Roman Technology, ; Part IV Secondary Processes and Manufacturing, 14- Food Processing and Preparation, 15- Large-Scale Manufacturing, Standardization, and Trade, 16- Metalworking and Tools, 17- Woodworking, 18- Textile Production, 19- Tanning and Leather, 20- Ceramic Production, 21- Glass Production, ; Part V Technologies of Movement and Transport - 22- Land Transport, Part 1, 23- Land Transport, Part 2, 24- Sea Transport, Part 1, 25- Sea Transport, Part 2, ; Part VI Technologies of Death - 26- Greek Warfare and Fortification, 27- Roman Warfare and Fortification, ; Part VII Technologies of the Mind - 28- Information Technologies, 29- Timekeeping, 30- Technologies of Calculation, 31- Gadgets and Scientific Instruments, 32- Inventors, Invention, and Attitudes toward Innovation, ; Part VIII Ancient Technologies in the Modern World, 33- Expanding Ethnoarchaeology, Index
Autoren-Porträt von John Peter Oleson
John Peter Oleson is Distinguished Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria, Canada.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Peter Oleson
- 2009, 865 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: John Peter Oleson
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199734852
- ISBN-13: 9780199734856
Sprache:
Englisch
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