Technical Treatises of Antiquity (22 vols.)
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Overview
In the first two centuries AD, the Romans brought together the sum of civilizing knowledge, and carried it to new heights. Their empire is remembered in the arches of the Coliseum, countless miles of road, and even in the shapes of the stars. The Technical Treatises of Antiquity collection includes some of the earliest records in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, astronomy, architecture, army tactics, and urban planning. Many of these treatises remained the standard by which work in these fields was judged for hundreds of years afterward. They serve us now as fascinating windows into how the Empire was built, sustained, and defended across hundreds of years and thousands of miles.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos shows how, for a millennium, inhabitants of the pagan Western hemisphere drew significance from their place amongst the stars. Vitruvius’ treatise On Architecture—dedicated to Rome’s first emperor, Caesar Augustus—details how the famous columns and stadiums of Rome were built, covering architecture and engineering both large and small, from buildings and aqueducts to measurement tools. Theophrastus’ Enquiry into Plants served as a reference point in botany for 1,200 years. Columella, Cato, and Varro tell us how the Empire was fed in their works on agriculture. And of course Frontinus, Aeneas, Asclepiodotus, and Onasander provide details on the character and tactics of the Roman soldiers who left maps of Europe, Africa, and the Near East colored red.
This collection contains the complete texts in their Loeb Classical Library editions. Each text is included in its original Greek or Latin, with an English translation for side-by-side comparison. Use Logos’ language tools to go deeper into the original language text with linked translations, definitions, and pronunciation tools as you explore the scientific language of these Greek and Latin writers. There has never been a better way for students of history, Greek, or Latin to research ancient scholarship.
Key Features
- 22 volumes detailing how Rome was built, sustained, and defended
- Original technical illustrations and glossaries
- Window into Greek and Roman military, scientific, and technical culture
- Loeb Classical Library editions
Product Details
- Title: Technical Treatises of Antiquity
- Series: Loeb Classical Library
- Editors: E. Capps, T. E. Page, and W. H. D. Rouse
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Volumes: 22
- Pages: 5,538
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