The Ancient Engineers

The Ancient Engineers An Astonishing Look Back at the Ancient Wonders of the World and Their Creators

Paperback (03 Jan 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"Mr. de Camp has the trick of being able to show technology engaging in feats as full of derring-do as those of Hannibal's army. History as it should be told."-Isaac Asimov, The New York Times Book Review

The Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum of Rome. Today, we stand in awe before these wonders of the ancient world. They hold our history and the deepest secrets of our past in their hidden recesses.

In The Ancient Engineers, L. Sprague de Camp delves into the heart of the mystery. He introduces us to the master builders who had the vision, the power, and the passion to reach for the clouds and touch the heavens. We share in some of the greatest technological triumphs of all time-triumphs of the human mind, imagination, and spirit.

Book information

ISBN: 9780345482877
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Imprint: Ballantine
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 608g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 27mm