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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Q&A for people interested in the history and origins of science and mathematics

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 …

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 …

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...

Jul 10, 2019 · No, Romans were not at all bad at computations before Arab numerals were introduced to them. In fact, Romans had a perfectly fine way of doing computations that was every bit as good as …