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

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

Nearly every aspect of daily life in the Mediterranean world and Europe during the florescence of the Greek and Roman cultures is relevant to engineering and te

In modern life, technology is everywhere. Yet as a concept, technology is a mess. In popular discourse, technology is little more than the latest digital innova