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Greek and Roman Technology
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Society and technology in antiquity: the literary sources on ancient technology; archaeology as a source for the history of ancient technology; glossary of weights, measures, and coinage; the rise of humans and human technology. The sources of energy and basic mechanical devices: sources of energy; basic machines; mechanical gadgets; agriculture; food processing; mining and quarrying; metallurgy; construction engineering; hydraulic engineering. Household industry and factory production: metal-working; wood-working; textiles and leather; ceramics and glass; applied chemistry; large-scale organized production. Transportation and Trade: land transportation; sea transportation; standards of trade. Record-keeping: time-keeping; writing and book production; military technology; attitudes towards labour, innovation and technology.

About the Author

John W. Humphrey is Head of Department of Greek, Latin and Ancient History at the University of Calgary, Canada.
John P. Oleson is Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Andrew N. Sherwood is Assistant Professor at Concordia University and lecturer at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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..."providing a wide range of the literary sources for ancient technology...."
-Religious Studies Review

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