In this volume the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient authors to provide a history and an analysis of the origins and development of techn

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 o

In this new edition of Greek and Roman Technology, the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient texts to provide a history and analysis of the o

This book uses five case-studies to set ancient technical knowledge in its political, social and intellectual context.

In this new edition of Greek and Roman Technology, the authors translate and annotate key passages from ancient texts to provide a history and analysis of the o