Ancient India
Bakhshali manuscript
- Ancient Indian mathematicsTopics include a history of Zero.
Ancient Egypt
Fragment of Euclid's Elements.
- The Ancient Egyptian Number SystemBy Caroline Seawright.
- An overview of Egyptian mathematicsJ J O'Connor and E F Robertson.
Ancient Greece
The Parthenon
- The Parthenon's Many LivesBy Rima Chaddha. PBS Nova.
See also: Secrets of the Parthenon - How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's Golden Age? - AcropolisFrom Ancient-Greece.org.
- Greek Mathematics and its Modern Heirs"For over a thousand years--from the fifth century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.--Greek mathematicians maintained a splendid tradition of work in the exact sciences: mathematics, astronomy, and related fields."
- Ptolemy's GeographyThe Science of the Earth's Surface.
- The Trireme"The Trireme (Greek trieres) was the "state of the art" fighting ship designed to be able to cover long distances quickly under oar and sail, and in battle to ram enemy ships with devastating effect."
From The Classics Pages. - TriremeWikipedia page.
The Greek Legacy: How the Ancient Greeks shaped modern mathematics
A two-minute animated adventure to Ancient Greece and back again - voiced by Numberphile's James Grime!
Ancient Rome
Roman Trireme
- The Relationship Between Architecture and Mathematics in the PantheonBy Giangiacomo Martines.
- Construct an AqueductIn "Construct an Aqueduct," you are hired as Chief Water Engineer by the Roman Emperor. Your job: to build an aqueduct that will supply the Roman city of Aqueductis with clean water to private homes, public baths and glorious fountains. From PBS.
- The Cathedral or Duomo of FlorenceFrom the Florence Art Guide.