Ancient Engineers' Inventions by Cesare Rossi & Flavio Russo

Author:Cesare Rossi & Flavio Russo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

The false axle system was reserved for longer items to be transported and will later be known as Eleusis’ heavy cart. This consisted of two thick wooden axles with an iron axis and enormous wheels at both extremities that were packed and rimmed. Upon every axle was a piece of oak that lifted the longitudinal beam to which the colossal structure to be transported was tied by numerous cords. Even though the axles were independent, once the cargo was fixed, they became a veritable cart, completely suitable to the wheel-guide grooves.

This solution remained unchanged up until the last century. In Fig. 15.11 is reported a reconstruction of the system conceived at Eleusis to transport bulky cargo, according to Vitriuvus’ description.

Fig. 15.11False axle system

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