Technology and society in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds /
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| Author / Creator: | Rihll, T. E. (Tracey Elizabeth), 1960- |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : American Historical Association, Society for the History of Technology, [2013] |
| Description: | ix, 92 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historical perspectives on technology, society, and culture ; 10 Historical perspectives on technology, society, and culture ; 10. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9899499 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: technology and the ancient world
- Culturally critical domains of technology
- Well-developed technologies
- The ancient Greek and Roman worlds
- The significance of ancient technology
- The mechanisms of ancient economic productivity and growth
- Improved technologies
- Diffusion of technologies
- The use of slaves
- The vitality and importance of ancient technologies
- The production, preservation, and distribution of food
- Animals for food and other uses
- Food preservation
- Transport of grains and other foods
- Grain mills and flour
- Wine production and consumption
- Olives and olive oil
- The collection and distribution of water
- Water collection
- Aqueducts
- Water-lifting machines
- Frontinus, curator aquarum
- Public and private building
- Fortifications and walls
- Housing
- Construction materials and technologies
- The Roman villa and workshop
- Public buildings and construction
- Textiles
- Manufacture
- Ordinary and special cloths
- Mining and metallurgy
- Iron production
- Metallurgical procedures and processes
- The iberian peninsula
- Coinage and money
- Conclusion.
