Often, when we think about antiquity and ancient military technologies, we fall into the usual view of ancient warfare. You ...
There is something quietly humbling about standing before an ancient artifact and realizing, with all of our satellites, ...
The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.
Ancient Greeks often inscribed messages on the objects they shot at their adversaries—in this case, doing so with a warning.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...