CHRESTOS D.
LAZOS
Wandering through the realm of ancient Greek technology, that brilliant domain of arts and sciences, we pause before the various achievements that laid the groundwork for the works and civilization of modern humanity.
Among them, the author highlights and thoroughly records: the labours of Heracles, which conceal hydraulic works; the flight of Daedalus and Icarus, which may have been accomplished by mechanical means; the voyages of Scylax and Nearchus, through which they explored a large part of the Earth previously unknown; and how Greek astronomy was transmitted to the Arabs and influenced Indian astronomy between 700 and 100 CE.
— the transmission of unknown Greek texts to the West through the Arabs, thereby transferring knowledge and contributing significantly to the Renaissance; the special interest of ancient medicine and pharmacology in the plant mandrake; and, finally, the musical instrument hydraulis, which is described in detail, thus completing this fascinating journey through lesser-known realms of the ancient Greek spirit.
