06-28-2009, 03:09 PM
Just found out that an Oxford Project is currently dedicated to a reevaluation of parts, or even the whole Roman economy: http://oxrep.classics.ox.ac.uk/index.ph ... Itemid=104
Quote from Uptake of mechanical technology: [url:1330nhd8]http://oxrep.classics.ox.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=65&Itemid=35[/url]:
Exactly my sentiments. :mrgreen:
Quote from Uptake of mechanical technology: [url:1330nhd8]http://oxrep.classics.ox.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=65&Itemid=35[/url]:
Quote:The much greater number per century of Roman water-mills than early medieval ones appears to indicate a more intense and widespread usage of the technology in the Roman period (first to fourth centuries AD) by comparison with the early medieval period (fifth to ninth centuries AD). This is an important claim to make; it suggests that the Roman uptake of mechanical technology for productive ends was considerable already during the first century AD, and its use in the second and third centuries could, in part, reflect patterns of per capita growth.
Exactly my sentiments. :mrgreen:
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
