The Ancient Engineers

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Barnes & Noble Publishing, 1990 - 408 pages
Describes methods used by early irrigators, architects, and military engineers to build and maintain structures to serve their ruler's wants.

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Contents

One The Coming of the Engineers
15
Two The Egyptian Engineers
28
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers
53
Four The Greek Engineers
86
Five The Hellenistic Engineers
114
Six The Early Roman Engineers
164
Seven The Later Roman Engineers
211
Eight The Oriental Engineers
260
Nine The European Engineers
313
Notes
373
Index
397
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