We live in an age in which one can easily think that our generation has invented and discovered almost everything; but the truth is quite the opposite. Progress

A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in t

Describes methods used by early irrigators, architects, and military engineers to build and maintain structures to serve their ruler's wants.

This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated