Greek and Roman Technology : A Sourcebook of Translated Greek and Roman Texts (Hardcover, 2 ed)

List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Society and Technology in Antiquity Literary Sources for Ancient Technology Archaeology as a Source for the History of Technology Ancient Weights, Measures, and Coinage 1 The Rise of Humans and Human Technology 2 Sources of Energy and Basic Mechanical Devices Sources of Energy and Prime Movers Basic Machines Mechanical Gadgets 3 Agriculture 4 Food Processing 5 Mining and Quarrying Mining Quarrying 6 Metallurgy 7 Sculpture 8 Construction Engineering 9 Hydraulic Engineering 10 Household Crafts, Health and Well-Being, and Workshop Production Metal-Working Wood-Working Textiles and Leather Ceramics and Glass Applied Chemistry Health and Well-Being Large-Scale, Organized Production 11 Transport and Trade Land Transport Navigation Standards of Trade 12 Record-Keeping Time-Keeping Writing and Literacy 13 Military Technology 14 Attitudes towards Labour, Innovation, and Technology Indexes Index of Passages Translated Subject Index