Antique Engineering in the Byzantine World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19525971 |
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| Authors | Michael Lewis (0000-0002-7620-1891, corresponding author), Michael J T Lewis |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 367-378 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Late Antique Archaeology (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1570-6893 • E-ISSN: 2213-4522 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134522-90000094 |
| OpenAlex | W4252385831 |
| Language | EN |
This paper presents an overview of the extent to which the Byzantine Empire preserved the engineering traditions of the ancient world, passed them on to Islam and back to the West, and modified them to meet its own requirements. After about A.D. 600, expensive works of civil engineering became rare, but machines for military and agricultural purposes remained in constant and even increasing use, while fine technology saw some revival
Ancient history · Antique · Archaeology · Byzantine architecture · Empire · Islam · Roman Empire · Classics · Engineering · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
| Highly cited | No |
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