Except Vitruvius, again. Could it be that all these engineering marvels were really created by Greek engineers? Could it be that even in the area of artillery and siege engines the Roman empire relied …

If nowaday an engineer needs to know high level of mathematics and physics to complete the constructions of bridges buildings and so on what happened in ancient rome, greek middle ages ? …

Mar 15, 2023 · I am trying to understand if ancient Romans understood and used the catenary test when building bridges. I cannot find anything online

10 I know that Roman Empire built some of the most beautiful things for the epoch and also had an incredible culture (law, poetry, ...). However, my question is: Why there are there no known Roman …

Roman engineers It is a common opinion that Romans did not contribute anything to exact sciences, but did contribute much to engineering. (How can it be otherwise, anyone who has been on the territory …

Feb 24, 2024 · Was there any exact science or mathematics in the Eastern Roman Empire? I mean in the Byzantine empire, from the transfer of the capitol to Constantinople till its conquest by the Turks, …

How could the Roman Empire manage their accounting without a proper number system? I wonder how the Romans were able to control so vast territories, peoples, armies, ammunition, taxes, etc., without …

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The Romans did not have Indian numerals. Worse still, they did not have the decimal system. Yet, they produced amazing works of engineering and architecture. How was that possible? It's troubleso...

Jan 15, 2024 · To be sure, decline of mathematics, and of science in general, began several centuries before the decline of the Roman empire, see on this: L. Russo, The forgotten revolution. How …