Mosaics of Knowledge: Representing Information in the Roman World

by Riggsby and Andrew M. Riggsby

Today's information technology often seems to take on a life of its own, spreading into every part of our lives. In the Roman world things were different. Technologies were limited to small, scattered social groups.

By examining five technologies-lists, tables, weights and measures, artistic perspective, and mapping-Mosaics of Knowledge demonstrates how the Romans broke up a world we might have imagined them to unite. That is, the recording,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197660622
• ISBN13: 9780197660621
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"