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Lack of technological progress in late Roman Empire
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Interesting forum, and a very interesting thread to read ! One item is not on the list, allow me to introduce to you a recent German reconstruction of a Roman lathe..

[Image: drehbank.jpg]

This apparatus may have been used to create circular ornamentation on bronze mirrors, cups and vessels. Although a later reconstruction exists that shows a wheel (continuous motion lathing) there exist no indication, nor proof that it was ever attached to a mill.

Source of this picture: aureum's submit on our forum, in turn his source was Römer und Franken in der Pfalz

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Lex
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roman contributions - by Goffredo - 05-19-2006, 11:59 AM
Re: roman contributions - by Carlton Bach - 05-19-2006, 02:03 PM
Re: roman contributions - by tlclark - 05-19-2006, 04:57 PM
Re: roman contributions - by Robert Vermaat - 05-19-2006, 07:54 PM
Slavery - by Primitivus - 05-26-2006, 01:29 AM
Medical Advances - by Primitivus - 05-27-2006, 07:41 PM
Re: Medical Advances - by Carlton Bach - 05-27-2006, 08:17 PM
Interesting thread - by Goodies - 06-13-2006, 05:05 PM
Acta Diurna - by Eleatic Guest - 09-03-2006, 12:28 PM
heron - by Goffredo - 09-03-2006, 10:43 PM
clear - by Goffredo - 09-04-2006, 08:00 AM
Steam Power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-05-2006, 05:46 PM
understanding without theory? - by Goffredo - 09-05-2006, 08:03 PM
Okay and yet - by Goffredo - 09-06-2006, 01:53 PM

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