History of Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome (Baker Knowledge Series)

In "History of Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome", Helmut Schneider provides an overview of the importance and development of technology and craftsmanship in ancient Greece and Rome, and presents it to readers in a clear, easy-to-understand, informative and concise way. After briefly introducing the origins of ancient Greek and Roman technology in Egypt and the ancient Near East, the author advances the focus of the discussion to the elaboration of Greek and Roman civilization. He introduced technological developments in agriculture, agricultural product processing, mining and metallurgy, handicrafts, construction engineering, transportation, infrastructure construction, written communication, mechanics, timing technology and military fields, and explained the theoretical discussions on craftsmanship in relevant professional books and documents at the time.