Saturday, February 11, 2012

Mara, Wil The Romans


Mara, Wil   The Romans   
Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark  2012  64p   22.95 978-1-60870-768-3 
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 Rome’s civilization gave the world many discoveries and inventions.  Roman contributions to transportation, architecture, agriculture, science and technology are discussed.    Color illustrations and photos complement the informative text in this volume in the Technology of the Ancients series.  Many of the ideas utilized by the Romans were not necessarily new, but they refined them into the practices and technology that influenced the modern period.  Roads, bridges, aqueducts, mills, concrete, hypocausts, arches, insulae (apartment buildings) and public toilets, are just a few examples of Roman contributions to Western civilization.  All are explained here in an easy-to-understand format, with plentiful color illustrations and photos.

A timeline, glossary, bibliographical references and an index complete the volume.  All in all, a good introduction to Roman ingenuity and inventions.  Good for research and interesting enough to appeal to even the most reluctant reader.  Technology of the Ancients (MC)    This book is part of the Technology of the Ancients series.  There are 5 books in the series at this time.  The overall theme of the series is how ancient ingenuity produced some of the “technology” still used in modern times.      Ancient Rome      Pat Naismith

 

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