The Antikythera Mechanism has long been hailed as a marvel of ancient technology, frequently referred to as the world’s first analog computer.

This is a git repository of the source files for the book Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal by William Hubert Burr. This book is Public domain in ...

rights: Public domain in the USA.

Beneath the Rusovce Manor in Bratislava, archaeologists have uncovered a Roman aqueduct, shedding light on ancient engineering marvels. This discovery adds to the growing understanding of Roman ...

Deipnosophistae is a work by Athenaeus, written around 200 CE, about well-read people philosophizing at the dinner table and enjoying good food and drink. The title is a combination of two words: ...

The first part deals with ancient civil engineering works and the remaining parts relate to bridge construction, waterworks for cities and towns, railroad engineering, and the Nicaragua and Panama ...

One of the most compelling pieces of evidence for advanced ancient technology is found in architectural accomplishments. The Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed around 2580–2560 BCE, remains a ...

A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate ...