Tag Archives: inventions

How Did They Lift Those Stones?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by 100swallows

The Egyptians had to construct ramps and pull the blocks up with ropes and brute force. But the Greeks invented the lifting tongs, the block and tackle, and this ingenious wedge device: the Holivela Holivela Most people have never seen … Continue reading →

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Roman Travel

Posted on April 20, 2008 by 100swallows

Getting around in Roman times was hard. Few had a riding animal. Travel meant walking. Everywhere there were processions of men and women, groups of three or more, trudging along with a knapsack and a walking stick, just as the … Continue reading →

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