TITLE:
Ball Bearings from Roman Imperial Ships of Nemilake
AUTHORS:
Marco Ceccarelli, Sofia Ceccarelli, Cinzia Elena Conti, Gian Martines
KEYWORDS:
History of Roman Machines, History of Ball Bearings, Reconstruction of Ancient Machines, Performance Evaluation of Ancient Machines
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Historical Studies,
Vol.8 No.3,
June
11,
2019
ABSTRACT: The
remains of ball bearing from the Roman imperial ships of Nemi lake are
investigated to understand their mechanical design and to speculate on the
machines they were used in. The imperial ships are dated at first century A.D.
and they were digged out from the lake with several significant remains in titanic
operations in 1930s. Today the bronze remains of the ball bearings can give new
insights of the ancient Roman technology with renewed considerations and
analysis both from historical and technical viewpoints as per their
construction and use.