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

**“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. The coming of the engineers -- The Egyptian engineers -- The Mesopotamian engineers -- The Greek engineers -- The Hellenistic engineers -- The Early Roman engineers -- The Later Roman engineers -- The Oriental engineers -- The European engineers. Describes methods used by early irrigators, architects, and military engineers to build and maintain structures to serve their ruler's wants Civilization, as we know it today, owes its existence to the engineers.