Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture 16: Classics 2700B Lecture 16
2 Feb 2017
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In his natural history pliny the elder (1st cent. Ad; perished in the eruption of vesuvius in ad 79) names the inventors of various arts, crafts and processes mostly mythical, though a few may be historical. At 7. 198 he says that carpentry was invented by daedalus (which figures, since in greek myth he is earliest person heard of doing woodwork), along with the saw, the axe, the plumb-line, the gimlet and glue. Pliny the elder was a savant in the first century ad: born either 23-24 ad, eruption of vesuvius is actually in the fall based on what they found in houses (believe it was in october) Invented a whole lot of tools and implements. Invented the saw, axe, plumb line, gimlet (spike on a knob handle that can be used for making holes in wood) You work the bow up and down, backwards and forwards and you make holes with it.
