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

This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated

The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows

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