The Aedifex Building The Pont Du Gard
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The Aedifex Building The Pont Du Gard
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Author : Thomas Hessler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-09-14
The Aedifex Building The Pont Du Gard written by Thomas Hessler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-14 with categories.
the Aedifex: A historical novel. See website: www.buildingthepontdugard.com The Romans created an epic empire, a civilization much more sophisticated than we might imagine to have existed two thousand years ago. Their institutions and military were impressive, but their structures were equally so, built with physical and mathematical understanding that we can't take for granted. Yet, for all the evidence that exists- architectural books by Vitruvius and the structures themselves, there remain mysteries; there are no explanations for some of their practices and we are awed by their accomplishment. An aqueduct built in southern France, of which the Pont du Gard is but one feature, is one such epic work. In the thirty-mile transit of the water, from springs to terminus, from ancient Ucetia to Nemausus, the aqueduct falls only thirty-eight feet. How did the Romans measure that fall so precisely? We would be hard-pressed to accomplish that precision with modern equipment. Yet, not only did the Romans have to construct to the precise measurement of one-third inch in one-hundred feet, they had to convince the administrators, the Empire and those with money, that the terminus was, indeed, lower than the source before millions of man-days were expended and millions of sestertii spent.There are other mysteries still existing for this project. Yet, in the Aedifex we are entrained in the project from its inception by the Roman imperators, through the mind-stretching activities that must be undertaken to bring an epic project from dream to reality. The technology, the innovation, and the execution are impressive and this accomplishment is viewed through the actions of the people directly involved. A bright young man is tasked to find a source, wandering the hills of southern France to do so. He is eventually aided by an architect from Rome, tutoring him and preparing him for the challenge that waits. Together, they battle foot-dragging bureaucracy, citizens who would rather not send their water south (sound familiar-California?), the military who have their own means of constructing a project, not to mention the massive undertaking itself. Of course the people involved have their personal lives, in conflict with the requirements of the project in those times, just as we today must balance work, family and play. Love, jealousy, anger, revenge, collusion, and determination all have their sway in the story. To reflect the modern perspective of the ancient project, Warner, a retired engineer/constructor from the United States, dedicates time to understand the magnitude and technical aspects of the project. He soon encounters the mysteries and labors to unravel them, using his background to assist his understanding trumping some of those who have only managed to find only a void of information. Warner also encounters Laurie, and her mother, Lisele, both complicating his life in a way one would think adventurous. We are exposed to attitudes and customs of the folk in southern France, in the Nimes and Uzes regions, and intimately trample the local geography. Note that Thomas Hessler has the background to appreciate the accomplishment, difficulties, and techniques of building this aqueduct. He has used this knowledge to craft a story that is a useful and reasonable portrayal of that which might actually have occurred. In the portrayal, we are dealing with the architectural/engineering mind. We get glimpses of the working of the engineering mind and grin at the foibles therein displayed. There are few sitcoms, movies, plays, or other drama with engineers as the main characters. In the Aedifex, we will see if this avoidance is justified.
The Pont Du Gard
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Author : Guilhem Fabre
language : en
Publisher: Caisse Nationale Des Monuments Historiques Et Des Sites
Release Date : 1992
The Pont Du Gard written by Guilhem Fabre and has been published by Caisse Nationale Des Monuments Historiques Et Des Sites this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Aqueducts categories.
L Extraordinaire Histoire
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Author : Éric Teyssier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
L Extraordinaire Histoire written by Éric Teyssier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Le pont du Gard, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, est l'ouvrage d'art majeur de l'aqueduc de Nîmes, construit il y a 2000 ans par les Romains. Comment a été réalisée cette prouesse technique ? Pourquoi ? Quelle utilisation de l'eau pouvait justifier un investissement aussi pharaonique ? Voici l'extraordinaire histoire du pont du Gard... The most outstanding artefact of the Nîmes aqueduct is the Pont du Gard, an astonishing technical feat and a UNESCO World Heritage site, built two thousand years ago by the Romans. How was it constructed ? Why ? What usage of water could justify such a gigantic investment ? This is the extraordinary story of the Pont du Gard...
The Pont Du Gard
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Author : Roselyne Moreaux
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Pont Du Gard written by Roselyne Moreaux and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Aqueducts categories.
Le Pont Du Gard
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Author : Roselyne Moreaux
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Le Pont Du Gard written by Roselyne Moreaux and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Aqueducts categories.
Forest Engineering Research
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Forest Engineering Research written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Forestry engineering categories.
On Idolatry
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Author : Tertullian
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-25
On Idolatry written by Tertullian and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-25 with categories.
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, commonly referred to as Tertullian (c. 160 - c. 220 AD), was raised in Carthage. He was thought to be the son of a Roman centurion, a trained lawyer, and an ordained priest. These assertions rely on the accounts of Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, and St. Jerome's De viris illustribus (On famous men). Tertullian is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity"and "the founder of Western theology." Though conservative, he did originate and advance new theology to the early Church. He is perhaps most famous for being the oldest extant Latin writer to use the term Trinity (Latin trinitas),and giving the oldest extant formal exposition of a Trinitarian theology.[Other Latin formulations that first appear in his work are "three Persons, one Substance" as the Latin "tres Personae, una Substantia" . He wrote his trinitarian formula after becoming a Montanist; his ideas were at first rejected as heresy by the church at large, but later accepted as Christian orthodoxyScant reliable evidence exists to inform us about Tertullian's life. Most history about him comes from passing references in his own writings.
Minerva Britanna
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Author : Henry Peacham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Minerva Britanna written by Henry Peacham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Art categories.
Minerva Britanna, written in the early seventeenth century by Henry Peacham, is an enigmatic magical book of poetry and images that mixes together Renaissance faery magic, Elizabethan codes, Hermetic wisdom, and echoes of kingly advice. It is a puzzle book of those magical Mysteries that have to do with the land, the monarch, the sacred duties of the nobleman, and the faery secrets of Britain. It also deals with ascent and inner rebirth, central parts of the early Rosicrucian pattern. Any adept magician who reads this book will spot its messages, advice, reflections, humour, and its finger pointing the way to the future. It is a book of visionary constructs, gateways, and keys, hidden among flattery, mathematical puzzles, and historical reflection, all rooted within the sacred land of Britain and the sacred kingship. For those wishing to delve into the deeper Mysteries of traditional English Renaissance faery magic, Minerva Britanna is the perfect book to work with. Nineteenth-century magicians took us away from the land and locked magic in vaults and temples, far away from the trees, the birds, and the Faery Queene. By peering back into the soul of English Renaissance magic through Minerva Britanna, we can recover that wildness in our magical practice, and bring back to our work some of the love of playfulness and puzzles, and the shadow of the Faery Queene. This edition is a facsimile of the original manuscript that has been carefully hand restored and cleaned, and is presented with an introduction by adept magical author Josephine McCarthy.
Global Eurolinguistics
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Author : P. Sture Ureland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Global Eurolinguistics written by P. Sture Ureland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Focus is on the world-wide phenomenon of linguistic migration to North America. Most treatments of linguistic transfer of European languages to the North American Continent have so far been written within a narrow national-philological framework for each language emigrated, although there are great similarities in the overall history of the migrating languages, both from a micro-linguistic and macro-linguistic point of view. Formal-linguistic phenomena such as for instance borrowing, mixing and code switching occur everywhere in a similar typology of interference and transference which is exemplified in every article of this book. Also the socioethnic development of most north-western European languages in North America demonstrate the same pattern: cultural convergence and loss of distinct ethnic markers in the course of time and change of generations under concomitant loss of the Old World languages. This lack of globality in dealing with the languages emigrated to North America is due to one-sided training in linguistics and is to be seen as an outcome of national upbringing not only in the national philologies but also the nationally-centred type of structural and generative linguistics.
Northwest Europe In The Early Middle Ages C Ad 600 1150
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Author : Christopher Loveluck
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Northwest Europe In The Early Middle Ages C Ad 600 1150 written by Christopher Loveluck and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with History categories.
Christopher Loveluck's study explores the transformation of Northwest Europe (primarily Britain, France and Belgium) from the era of the first post-Roman 'European Union' under the Carolingian Frankish kings to the so-called 'feudal' age, between c.AD 600 and 1150. During these centuries radical changes occurred in the organisation of the rural world. Towns and complex communities of artisans and merchant-traders emerged and networks of contact between northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle and Far East were redefined, with long-lasting consequences into the present day. Loveluck provides the most comprehensive comparative analysis of the rural and urban archaeological remains in this area for twenty-five years. Supported by evidence from architecture, relics, manuscript illuminations and texts, this book explains how the power and intentions of elites were confronted by the aspirations and actions of the diverse rural peasantry, artisans and merchants, producing both intended and unforeseen social changes.