Curiosities of ancient Rome (Engineering)
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Diades of Pella – genius designer of war machines of Alexander the Great
Diades of Pella was an ancient military engineer and one of Alexander the Great’s closest advisors, considered a true innovator in the field of war machines. While many aspects of his life remain a mystery, his contribution to the art ... Read more
Roman water engineering
Water engineering in the Roman Empire was at the highest level. Aqueduct network supplied ancient Rome in the 2nd century CE with one million cubic meters of water per day. In some places, the area around the aqueducts was drained ... Read more
Romans repaired roads with liquid iron
A group of researchers: Eric Poehler from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Juliana van Roggen and Benjamin Crowther from the University of Texas in Austin (USA) came to interesting conclusions, studying the roads in Pompeii. Roman roads – despite their ... Read more
Cement – championship of Romans
The Romans were the first to achieve mastery in getting permanent cement and building strong arches. Romans produced cement from a mixture of lime and volcanic rock. The species used for the underwater structures consisted of lime and volcanic ash, ... Read more
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