Ancient Machines, Myths and Robots...

Classical Wisdom Litterae Magazine & Special Interview with Adrienne Mayor

Dear Classical Wisdom Member,

We’re going to get technical today, dear reader. Literally technical. Like, we’ll discuss ancient robots, myths and machines.

Of course the technical world is very ancient. Indeed, the word itself stems from the Latin technicus "of the arts or sciences", which was in turn, borrowed from Greek technikós "skillful, proficient…