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Eureka's website is the starting point for information on Ancient Greek Technology; the space of presentation of the scientific documentation behind every achievement attributed to the ancient Greeks, from prehistory to late Byzantine times; the study and research guide for pupils, students, researchers, professionals or amateurs; the assistant in the search for literature related to the evolution of science, art and technology, and how they influenced and have been influenced by the evolution of civilization in ancient Greece; here is the kiosk where original articles are posted or views are republished, news related to the topic; the living room where scientists, experts, researchers, archaeologists, lovers of Greek antiquity meet each other.

On the website of Eureka, one can find in detail the exhibits inspired by the Ancient Greek Technology, as presented in our exhibitions, in the halls of the Museum Herakleidon. We aspire to provide information about them, concise bibliography, visualizations of any form or descriptions and references to texts from past eras, modern efforts of reconstruction or performance, chronicles related to findings, evaluations and critical efforts, results of experimental archaeology from around the world.

Here you may find the biographical data concerning all those who worked or work to create and document our collections, for the diligence of our exhibitions, for the coordination of our activities.

Here you may find selected news from around the world regarding Ancient Greek Technology and Technology in antiquity in general, as well as comparative references.

Eureka's website is a starting point and destination at the same time. Explore it or start your journey in a wonderful world.

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Glorious chapters of mycenaean engineering (Part 2)

Archeological finds, throughout Greece and in numerous areas of Mediterranean sea (from Syria to Sardenia), have confirmed a good part of the alleged technophilia of the Acheans, i.e. the mycenaean…
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Glorious chapters of mycenaean engineering (Part 1)

Archeological finds, throughout Greece and in numerous areas of Mediterranean sea (from Syria to Sardenia), have confirmed a good part of the alleged technophilia of the Acheans, i.e. the mycenaean…
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Hellenistic Technology

Ancient Greek Technology was already developed since the Mycenaean period, and up to the Classical times. Then, Aristotle (Politics, 1255.6, 35) predicated a political utopia based only on the advent…
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Production and maintenance of the triremes

It has been said that in classical times Athens had a production capacity of at least 20 triremes per annum" - especially if an extra workforce from out of town…
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The ram

Since the Mycenean times, the typical ship (the penticontoros) was both a merchant and a war ship; to this end it was equipped with a heavy metallic "ram" at the…
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Technology in Homer

Now, after the "happy end" of Theomachy, the Greeks continued to nourish their myths with technological details reflecting to a certain extent their own technical development, as well as their…
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