The Ancient Engineers by L. Sprague de Camp

The Ancient Engineers by L. Sprague de Camp

Author:L. Sprague de Camp [Camp, L. Sprague de]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: History, Science
Published: 2018-10-21T23:00:00+00:00


Painting by Zeno Diemer, Wasserleitungen im alten Rom, in the Deutsches Museum in Munich

Plate XII. The aqueducts of Rome, restored. The Anio Novus and the Claudia in the left foreground, combined in a single structure; the Marcia, Tepula, and Iulia, also borne by one single arcade, on the right.

(from Schreiber)

Plate XIII. The Pont du Gard, a three-level Roman aqueduct bridge near Nimes, France.

Plate XIV. Trajan’s bridge over the Danube, with the emperor sacrificing in the foreground. A relief on Trajan’s Column in Rome

Plate XV. The great clock of Gaza, as described by Procopius.

(from Diels)

Plate XVI. The Church of Santa Sophia in Constantinople (modern Istanbul).

Photograph by Ewing Galloway



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