Greek and Roman technology
Subtitle: a sourcebook : annotated translations of Greek and Latin texts and documents
By: John W. Humphrey, John P. Oleson, and Andrew N. Sherwood.
Contributors: Oleson, John Peter.; Sherwood, Andrew N. 1955-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng; lat; grc
Number of pages: 623
Subjects: Technology -- Greece -- History -- Sources.; Technology -- Rome -- History -- Sources.
Description: The sourcebook presents 150 ancient authors and a diverse 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. Humphrey, Oleson and Sherwood provide a comprehensive and accessible collection of rich and varied sources to illustrate and elucidate the beginnings 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 and trade, and military technology. Also included are glossaries of technological terminology, indices of authors and subjects, introductions outlining the general significance of the evidence, notes to explain the specific details, and a recent bibliography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.