The Twelve Tables

Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
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 earlier traditions and established enduring rights and duties of Roman citizens. The Tables were created in response to agitation by the plebeian class, who had previously been excluded from the higher benefits of the Republic. Despite previously being unwritten and exclusively interpreted by upper-class priests, the Tables became highly regarded and formed the basis of Roman law for a thousand years. This comprehensive sequence of definitions of private rights and procedures, although highly specific and diverse, provided a foundation for the enduring legal system of the Roman Empire.

Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook

Author: Andrew N. Sherwood
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134926219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616

Book Description
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 technology. Among the topics covered are: * energy * basic mechanical devices * agriculture * food processing and diet * mining and metallurgy * construction and hydraulic engineering * household industry * transport and trade * military technology. The sourcebook presents 150 ancient authors and a diverse range of literary genres, such as, the encyclopedic Natural Histories of Pliny the Elder, the poetry of Homer and Hesiod, the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and Lucretius and the agricultural treatise of Varro. Humphrey, Oleson and Sherwood provide a comprehensive and accessible collection of rich and varied sources to illustrate and elucidate the beginnings of technology. Glossaries of technological terminology, indices of authors and subjects, introductions outlining the general significance of the evidence, notes to explain the specific details, and a recent bibliography make this volume a valuable research and teaching tool.

Greek and Roman Technology

Author: K. D. White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description

Engineering in the Ancient World

Author: John Gray Landels
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520034297
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows how these machines were developed and made. He draws together evidence from archaeological discoveries and from literary sources.

The Technology of Ancient Rome

Author: Charles W. Maynard
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404205567
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
Describes the technology developed and used in the Roman Empire, including technology involving agriculture, transportation, construction, communication, and medicine.

New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare

Author: Garrett Fagan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004187340
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 405

Book Description
Ten leading scholars of ancient warfare offer new insights on several aspects of military activity from the Later Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. They make significant contributions to understanding warfare on land and sea, to the social and economic aspects of war, and to battlefield experience. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare. Papers survey the armies of Assyria and Persia, the important role of navies and money in transforming Greek warfare, and how Romans learned to fight as soldiers and generals. New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare will inspire debate for years to come about the military systems of the ancient world. Contributors are Garrett Fagan, Matthew Trundle, Fernando Rey, Robin Archer, Chris Tuplin, Hans Van Wees, Louis Rawlings, Peter Krentz, Nathan Rosenstein and David Potter

Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Author: S. Cuomo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521810736
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 159

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

The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World

Author: John Peter Oleson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199734852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 884

Book Description
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 technology. This text highlights the accomplishments of the ancient societies, the research problems, and stimulates further progress in the history of ancient technology.

Technology of the Ancient Near East

Author: Jill L. Baker
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351188097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568

Book Description
Peoples of the distant past lived comfortably in cities that boasted well-conceived urban planning, monumental architecture, running water, artistic expression, knowledge of mathematics and medicine, and more. Without the benefits of modern technology, they enjoyed all the accoutrements of modern civilization. Technology of the Ancient Near East brings together in a single volume what is known about the technology behind these acheivements, based on the archaeological, textual, historic, and scientific data drawn from a wide range of sources, focusing on subjects such as warfare, construction, metallurgy, ceramics and glass, water management, and time keeping. These technologies are discussed within the cultural, historic, and socio-economic contexts within which they were invented and the book emphasises these as the foundation upon which modern technology is based. In so doing, this study elucidates the ingenuity of ancient minds, offering an invaluable introduction for students of ancient technology and science.

TOOLS OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS

Author: Rachel Dickinson
Publisher: Nomad Press
ISBN: 1936749114
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
STools of the Ancient Romans: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Rome explores the history and science of the most powerful empire the world has ever known. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, anecdotes, and 15 hands-on activities that put kids in ancient Roman shoes, readers will learn about Roman innovations and ideas of government, science, religion, sport, and warfare that have shaped world history and our own world view.