Technology and Society in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tracey E. RihllSeries:Shot Historical Perspectives on TechnologyPublish date:2013-01-01Pages:92
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McGraw-Hill CompaniesISBN-13:9780872292017ISBN-10:872292010UPC:9780872292017Book Category:Technology & Engineering, HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCZQ0NGQH5
This booklet provides an outline of the key technological developments in ancient Greek and Roman society, including the provision of food, water, and shelter, building, textiles, and mining and metallurgy, as well as the key economic mechanisms that supported those developments.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McGraw-Hill CompaniesISBN-13:9780872292017ISBN-10:872292010UPC:9780872292017Book Category:Technology & Engineering, HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCZQ0NGQH5
Tracey E. Rihll is a Reader in Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology at Swansea University. She has studied, taught, and written about a broad spectrum of ancient science and technology, as well as ancient slavery. Her books include an edited volume (with Christopher Tuplin) Science and Mathematics in Ancient Greek Culture (2002); and Greek Science(1999). Her analysis of the most advanced mechanical technology in widespread production and use in atiquity, The Catapult, waspublished by Westholme in 2007.
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