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The ancient swan necked Roman Hoe or Sarculum was used throughout the Roman Empire.
The Baghdad Battery is believed to be about 2000 years old (from the Parthian period, roughly 250 BCE to CE 250).
Named for its inventor, the Greek mathematician Archimedes (237-212 BCE), the Archimedes screw is a device for raising water.
Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.
An early home of Pompeii consisted of a wide front entryway, an open-roofed central room (the atrium) with smaller rooms opening into it, and a garden at the rear.
Used in Greek theater to announce the entrances and exits of the gods, the original thunder-making machine was invented by Heron of Alexandria in the first century CE.
Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a “South-pointer” dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).
The ship-shaking device was invented by the great mathematician and inventor Archimedes around 214 BCE.
Designed by the Greek inventor Heron, this coin-operated holy water dispenser was used in Egyptian temples to dispense water for ritual washings.
These forceps, basically a type of surgical pincers, are based on a set that were so well-crafted they have been little improved upon in nearly two thousand years.
Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine.
Heron’s self-moving stand indicates not only his interest in the theater, but also his special fascination with automata.
The frame harp of the fourth and fifth centuries had an arched sound box and a post for support on the open ends and was played resting on the left knee while the player was seated.
The articulated movable siege ladder, usually referred to simply as the siege ladder, is one of a class of weapons used in offensive siege warfare.
An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
The keel breaker was designed to rest underwater in shallow lagoons and marshes, especially around the ports of Talamone and Orbetello. It was intended for protection against pirates.
This war machine was invented during the Middle Ages (around 1400 AD) in order to destroy the great walls of the enemy palaces.
