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... probably hauled it up an earthen ramp and dug the earth away under the butt until the obelisk had tipped up to an angle of about 45 ° . When the lowest edge was seated in the groove along the upper edge of the pedestal , they hauled the ...
... probably hauled it up an earthen ramp and dug the earth away under the butt until the obelisk had tipped up to an angle of about 45 ° . When the lowest edge was seated in the groove along the upper edge of the pedestal , they hauled the ...
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... probably had their oars in three banks , with ten rowers per oar . As for Philopator's fortier , it probably had four banks of ten - man oars . These would have given the same trouble in the matter of keeping the oars in step as had ...
... probably had their oars in three banks , with ten rowers per oar . As for Philopator's fortier , it probably had four banks of ten - man oars . These would have given the same trouble in the matter of keeping the oars in step as had ...
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... probably been inflated like those of Xerxes ' army , but the picture of masses of men toiling with simple tools under ferocious discipline is probably true enough . In any case , the Swei emperors aroused so much opposition by their ...
... probably been inflated like those of Xerxes ' army , but the picture of masses of men toiling with simple tools under ferocious discipline is probably true enough . In any case , the Swei emperors aroused so much opposition by their ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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