Bronze Thimbles found in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, both cities were destroyed and buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 CE. Continue reading
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Freight Elevators of a Different Kind
When you hear the words "Freight Elevators", you may invasion the larger than normal elevators moving skids of product from one floor to the next, come to mind. Continue reading
Sales Tax: Introduction of Concept
"Centesima Rerum Venalium" is what it was called in Rome in the 6th year of the 1st Century. Continue reading
Plate Armour Replaces Chain Mail Armour
During the 1st Century, the Roman Legionnaires replaced the mail shirts (chain mail) called Lorica Hamata with a more practical Plate Armour called Lorica Segmentata (Segmented Iron Shirt). Continue reading
Then there was Light… by Lanterns
During the Roman era, lanterns made of clay with an opening at the front, this enabled people to take lights (oil or candle) outside. Continue reading
3D computer model of an Old Master sculpture
In 1999, Jack V. Wasserman, an Art Historian at Temple University, (Philadelphia, PA, USA) and help from the researchers of the T.J. Watson Center of International Business Machines (Yorktown Heights, NY, USA), created a Three-dimensional computer model of an Old Master sculpture. Continue reading
Human Anatomy Treatise
Mondino de' Luzzi wrote the human anatomy dissection treatise Anathomia Mundini which was published in 1316 Continue reading
First Roman Greenhouses
Roman greenhouses were covered with thin sheets of translucent stone and in use the first century CE. Continue reading
Emperor Titus Holds Sports Spectacular
Emperor Titus celebrates the opening of the 50,000-seat Colosseum in Rome in 80 CE with a three-day event. Continue reading
De Materia Medica Pharmacopoeia Published
Greek pharmacologist Pedanius Dioscorides published a five-volume pharmacopoeia titled De Materia Medica in 77 CE. Continue reading