Engineering In the Ancient World Rev Edition

Within the limitations of power available to them, ancient Greeks and Romans made remarkable machines--which were not improved on until the Industrial Revolution. Perhaps the greatest achievement of the Romans was their water engineering, with aqueducts to carry water for miles to feed their municipal plumbing systems. Landels draws on evidence from archaeological discoveries and literary sources, as well as his own experience of engineering, to show how these machines were developed

J. G. Landels, now retired, was a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Reading University. His work, in collaboration with the Engineering Department, involved making working replicas of ancient machines and testing them in the field.