Description
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 and interdisciplinary themes
2 Volumes
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
