Archaeology Society of Staten IslandSymposium on Ancient Greece and Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology will host a one-day symposium on 7 November entitled “Hellenic Engineering and the Transformation of Earth through Fire.”
All are invited to attend.
Further details can be found here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/
This is Steven’s second symposium on the theme of engineering in ancient Greece, supported by the Onassis USA Foundation. The first, which happened last year, was entitled “The Athenian Trireme: Origins, Engineering, and Role in World History.”
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