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Book Synopsis

A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.

  • Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives
  • Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance
  • Investigates key disciplines, concepts, and movements in ancient science, technology, and medicine within the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Greek and Roman society
  • Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications an

    Table of Contents

    Contributor Biographies xi

    Abbreviations xix

    List of Figures and Maps xxiii

    Introduction 1

    Part I Physics and Cosmogony 11

    1 The Creation and Destruction of the World 13
    Andrew D. Gregory

    2 Matter 29
    Daniel W. Graham

    3 Motion and Energy 43
    Jean De Groot

    4 Nature and the Divine 60
    Svetla Slaveva-Griffin

    Part II The Mathematical Sciences 77

    5 Mathematics 79
    Reviel Netz

    6 Astronomy 96
    Andrew D. Gregory

    7 Astrology 114
    Kocku von Stuckrad

    8 Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision 130
    Philip Thibodeau

    9 Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity 145
    Matteo Valleriani

    10 The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece 161
    Sophie Gibson

    Part III Earth Sciences 179

    11 Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways 181
    Georgia L. Irby

    12 Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans 197
    Paul T. Craddock

    13 Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy 217
    Matteo Martelli

    14 Meteorology 232
    Liba Taub

    15 Geography 247
    Duane W. Roller

    Part IV Life Sciences 263

    16 Greek and Roman Botany 265
    M. Eleanor Irwin

    17 Zoology 281
    Tiberiu Popa

    18 “Ecology” in the ancient Mediterranean 296
    Georgia L. Irby, Robin McCall, and Anita Radini

    19 The Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity 313
    Devin Henry

    20 Embryology 329
    James Wilberding

    Part V Healing and the Human Body 343

    21 Anatomy and Physiology 345
    Julius Rocca

    22 Gynecology 360
    Lauren Caldwell

    23 Surgery 371
    Frédéric Le Blay Translated by Todd Black

    24 Physicians and “Schools” 386
    Molly Jones‐Lewis

    25 Pharmacy 402
    Molly Jones‐Lewis

    26 Magic, Curses, and Healing 418
    Andrew D. Gregory

    27 Healing Shrines 434
    Georgia Petridou

    28 Regimen and Athletic Training 450
    Jason König

    29 Epidemiology and Pathology 465
    Efthymia Nikita, Anna Lagia, and Sevi Triantaphyllou

    30 Psychology and Physiognomics 483
    Arnaud Zucker

    31 Anthropology: Knowledge of Man 500
    Gordon Campbell

    Part VI Food Sciences 517

    32 Greek and Roman Agriculture 519
    Philip Thibodeau

    33 Animal Husbandry 533
    Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.

    34 Oil and Wine Production 550
    Rafael Frankel

    35 Cooking and Baking Technology 570
    John Paulas

    36 Food Storage Technology 587
    Robert I. Curtis

    37 Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil 605
    John F. Donahue

    38 Nutrition 618
    John F. Donahue

    Part VII Technology of Human Life 633

    39 Greek Public and Religious Architecture 635
    John R. Senseney

    40 Greek Domestic Architecture 656
    Bradley A. Ault

    41 Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display 672
    Hariclia Brecoulaki

    42 Roman Monumental and Public Architecture 693
    Duane W. Roller

    43 Roman Domestic Architecture 711
    Nathalie de Haan

    44 Roman Interior Design 730
    Sarah Lepinski

    45 Textile Technology 747
    Ellen Harlizius‐Klück

    46 Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World 768
    Klaus Grewe, Translated by Johanna K. Sandrock

    47 Siegeworks and Fortifications 784
    Raffaele D’Amato

    48 Arms and Weapons 801
    Raffaele D’Amato

    Part VIII Travel 817

    49 Greek and Roman Cartography 819
    Georgia L. Irby

    50 Land Transport and Vehicles 836
    Georges Raepsaet

    51 Navigation and the Art of Sailing 854
    Georgia L. Irby

    52 Ships and Boats 870
    Julian Whitewright

    Part IX Telling Time 889

    53 Greek Calendars 891
    Laura Gawlinski

    54 Roman Calendars 906
    Robert Hannah

    55 Time-Telling Devices 923
    Robert Hannah

    Part X Synthesis and Response 941

    56 The Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science 943
    Tejas S. Aralere

    57 Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon 958
    Thorsten Fögen

    58 Scientific Encyclopedias 973
    Katerina Oikonomopoulou

    59 Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts 988
    Sonja Brentjes

    60 The Reception of Greco‐Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization 1009
    Roberto Lo Presti

    Appendix: Major Writers And Thinkers 1023

    General Index 1029

    Index of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources 1049

    Index of Toponyms 1061

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 21/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9781119100706, 978-1119100706
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.

      • Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives
      • Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance
      • Investigates key disciplines, concepts, and movements in ancient science, technology, and medicine within the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Greek and Roman society
      • Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications an

        Table of Contents

        Contributor Biographies xi

        Abbreviations xix

        List of Figures and Maps xxiii

        Introduction 1

        Part I Physics and Cosmogony 11

        1 The Creation and Destruction of the World 13
        Andrew D. Gregory

        2 Matter 29
        Daniel W. Graham

        3 Motion and Energy 43
        Jean De Groot

        4 Nature and the Divine 60
        Svetla Slaveva-Griffin

        Part II The Mathematical Sciences 77

        5 Mathematics 79
        Reviel Netz

        6 Astronomy 96
        Andrew D. Gregory

        7 Astrology 114
        Kocku von Stuckrad

        8 Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision 130
        Philip Thibodeau

        9 Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity 145
        Matteo Valleriani

        10 The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece 161
        Sophie Gibson

        Part III Earth Sciences 179

        11 Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways 181
        Georgia L. Irby

        12 Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans 197
        Paul T. Craddock

        13 Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy 217
        Matteo Martelli

        14 Meteorology 232
        Liba Taub

        15 Geography 247
        Duane W. Roller

        Part IV Life Sciences 263

        16 Greek and Roman Botany 265
        M. Eleanor Irwin

        17 Zoology 281
        Tiberiu Popa

        18 “Ecology” in the ancient Mediterranean 296
        Georgia L. Irby, Robin McCall, and Anita Radini

        19 The Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity 313
        Devin Henry

        20 Embryology 329
        James Wilberding

        Part V Healing and the Human Body 343

        21 Anatomy and Physiology 345
        Julius Rocca

        22 Gynecology 360
        Lauren Caldwell

        23 Surgery 371
        Frédéric Le Blay Translated by Todd Black

        24 Physicians and “Schools” 386
        Molly Jones‐Lewis

        25 Pharmacy 402
        Molly Jones‐Lewis

        26 Magic, Curses, and Healing 418
        Andrew D. Gregory

        27 Healing Shrines 434
        Georgia Petridou

        28 Regimen and Athletic Training 450
        Jason König

        29 Epidemiology and Pathology 465
        Efthymia Nikita, Anna Lagia, and Sevi Triantaphyllou

        30 Psychology and Physiognomics 483
        Arnaud Zucker

        31 Anthropology: Knowledge of Man 500
        Gordon Campbell

        Part VI Food Sciences 517

        32 Greek and Roman Agriculture 519
        Philip Thibodeau

        33 Animal Husbandry 533
        Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.

        34 Oil and Wine Production 550
        Rafael Frankel

        35 Cooking and Baking Technology 570
        John Paulas

        36 Food Storage Technology 587
        Robert I. Curtis

        37 Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil 605
        John F. Donahue

        38 Nutrition 618
        John F. Donahue

        Part VII Technology of Human Life 633

        39 Greek Public and Religious Architecture 635
        John R. Senseney

        40 Greek Domestic Architecture 656
        Bradley A. Ault

        41 Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display 672
        Hariclia Brecoulaki

        42 Roman Monumental and Public Architecture 693
        Duane W. Roller

        43 Roman Domestic Architecture 711
        Nathalie de Haan

        44 Roman Interior Design 730
        Sarah Lepinski

        45 Textile Technology 747
        Ellen Harlizius‐Klück

        46 Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World 768
        Klaus Grewe, Translated by Johanna K. Sandrock

        47 Siegeworks and Fortifications 784
        Raffaele D’Amato

        48 Arms and Weapons 801
        Raffaele D’Amato

        Part VIII Travel 817

        49 Greek and Roman Cartography 819
        Georgia L. Irby

        50 Land Transport and Vehicles 836
        Georges Raepsaet

        51 Navigation and the Art of Sailing 854
        Georgia L. Irby

        52 Ships and Boats 870
        Julian Whitewright

        Part IX Telling Time 889

        53 Greek Calendars 891
        Laura Gawlinski

        54 Roman Calendars 906
        Robert Hannah

        55 Time-Telling Devices 923
        Robert Hannah

        Part X Synthesis and Response 941

        56 The Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science 943
        Tejas S. Aralere

        57 Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon 958
        Thorsten Fögen

        58 Scientific Encyclopedias 973
        Katerina Oikonomopoulou

        59 Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts 988
        Sonja Brentjes

        60 The Reception of Greco‐Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization 1009
        Roberto Lo Presti

        Appendix: Major Writers And Thinkers 1023

        General Index 1029

        Index of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources 1049

        Index of Toponyms 1061

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