Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set

Georgia L. Irby is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the College of William and Mary. Among her publications, she is the co-editor, with Paul T. Keyser, of the Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and its Many Heirs (2008) and Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era: A Sourcebook (2002).

• Volume IContributor Biographies xiAbbreviations xixList of Figures and Maps xxiiiIntroduction 1Part I Physics and Cosmogony 111 The Creation and Destruction of the World 13Andrew D. Gregory2 Matter 29Daniel W. Graham 3 Motion and Energy 43Jean De Groot4 Nature and the Divine 60Svetla Slaveva-GriffinPart II The Mathematical Sciences 775 Mathematics 79Reviel Netz6 Astronomy 96Andrew D. Gregory7 Astrology 114Kocku von Stuckrad8 Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision 130Philip Thibodeau9 Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity 145Matteo Valleriani10 The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece 161Sophie GibsonPart III Earth Sciences 17911 Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways 181Georgia L. Irby12 Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans 197Paul T. Craddock13 Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy 217Matteo Martelli14 Meteorology 232Liba Taub15 Geography 247Duane W. RollerPart IV Life Sciences 26316 Greek and Roman Botany 265M. Eleanor Irwin17 Zoology 281Tiberiu Popa18 “Ecology” in the ancient Mediterranean 296Georgia L. Irby, Robin McCall, and Anita Radini19 The Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity 313Devin Henry20 Embryology 329James WilberdingPart V Healing and the Human Body 34321 Anatomy and Physiology 345Julius Rocca22 Gynecology 360Lauren Caldwell23 Surgery 371Frédéric Le Blay Translated by Todd Black24 Physicians and “Schools” 386Molly Jones‐Lewis25 Pharmacy 402Molly Jones‐Lewis26 Magic, Curses, and Healing 418Andrew D. Gregory27 Healing Shrines 434Georgia Petridou28 Regimen and Athletic Training 450Jason König29 Epidemiology and Pathology 465Efthymia Nikita, Anna Lagia, and Sevi Triantaphyllou30 Psychology and Physiognomics 483Arnaud Zucker31 Anthropology: Knowledge of Man 500Gordon CampbellVolume iiAbbreviations xiList of Figures and Maps xvPart VI Food Sciences 51732 Greek and Roman Agriculture 519Philip Thibodeau33 Animal Husbandry 533Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.34 Oil and Wine Production 550Rafael Frankel35 Cooking and Baking Technology 570John Paulas36 Food Storage Technology 587Robert I. Curtis37 Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil 605John F. Donahue38 Nutrition 618John F. DonahuePart VII Technology of Human Life 63339 Greek Public and Religious Architecture 635John R. Senseney40 Greek Domestic Architecture 656Bradley A. Ault41 Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesiss and Display 672Hariclia Brecoulaki42 Roman Monumental and Public Architecture 693Duane W. Roller43 Roman Domestic Architecture 711Nathalie de Haan44 Roman Interior Design 730Sarah Lepinski45 Textile Technology 747Ellen Harlizius‐Klück46 Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World 768Klaus Grewe Translated by Johanna K. Sandrock47 Siegeworks and Fortifications 784Raffaele D’Amato48 Arms and Weapons 801Raffaele D’AmatoPart VIII Travel 81749 Greek and Roman Cartography 819Georgia L. Irby50 Land Transport and Vehicles 836Georges Raepsaet51 Navigation and the Art of Sailing 854Georgia L. Irby52 Ships and Boats 870Julian WhitewrightPart IX Telling Time 88953 Greek Calendars 891Laura Gawlinski54 Roman Calendars 906Robert Hannah55 Time-Telling Devices 923Robert HannahPart X Synthesis and Response 94156 The Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science 943Tejas S. Aralere57 Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon 958Thorsten Fögen58 Scientific Encyclopedias 973Katerina Oikonomopoulou59 Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts 988Sonja Brentjes60 The Reception of Greco‐Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization 1009Roberto Lo PrestiAppendix: Major Writers And Thinkers 1023General Index 1029Index of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources 1049Index of Toponyms 1061