Essay 1. Fomichev Egor
Ancient Greek and Roman Science: review of main innovations
It is not a surprise that ancient Greek and Roman Empire were headliners of earlier
civilizations and through long history there were lots of men of science provided technologies that
are a solid foundation in our contemporary lives.
It is important to note that, for the most part, the Greeks were strong in theoretical
knowledge such as mathematics, medicine, physics, logic, astronomy, and more, while the Romans
were excellent practitioners with their great cities, aqueducts, vast network of stone roads for troop
movement and trade, the invention of concrete and major construction, and their legal system,
known throughout the world as Roman law, formed the basis for most of the current legal systems
of the Western world.
It should also be noted that behind the developed economy both civilizations had
impressive military successes, which could not exist without developed military science. At all
times science has worked for the military branches of all countries, and, for example, deep
knowledge of physics, mathematics and geometry allows the Greeks and Romans to build the best
siege machines, ships, quickly build roads and bridges (engineering). True, in the case of the
Romans, this knowledge was used to conquer new lands (the peak of power of the Roman Empire
came during the reign of Trajan (98-117 AD), and the Greeks with their scattered polis always
sharpened their troops for defense, mainly against the Persians (again, not taking into account the
great conquests of Alexander the Great).
Summing up my small essay on technologies of two great civilizations of antiquity ancient
Greece and the Roman Empire I would like to note their significant superiority over any other
civilizations-moderns, which eventually gave a significant margin for their dominance on the
world map in economic and military plans, not to mention the fact that most of the discoveries
made by them are used to this day