Greek and Roman Railways

[Eleatic Guest]

M.J.T. Lewis: RAILWAYS IN THE GREEK AND ROMAN WORLD: [url:1amwg1je]http://www.sciencenews.gr/docs/diolkos.pdf[/url]

Is there further evidence of these basic railways, or rutways, in antiquity?

[hoplite14gr]

Trace of a mining railway system exist in Laurion near Athens where the ancient Athenians were extracting their silver.
Under investigation is also the mines of Larymna said to be operational from the bronze age.

[Eleatic Guest]

Come to think of it, there were also reports of tracks in the Lake Fucine tunnel by 19th century archaeologists, weren't they?

[Eleatic Guest]

hoplite14gr,

the question is were they incidental or is there evidence they were purposely created?

[hoplite14gr]

In Lavrio it is believed that the purpose was the same as now.
To ease the ore transportation during its extraction. So they were intentional.
Larymna is still under investigation because in my opinion it is hard to accept that Bronge age people were so innovative.
There is discussion that the ancient mines of the Cyclades Islands must again be re-examined if Larymna yields something.
Hope I helped

[Arthes]

Larymna is still under investigation because in my opinion it is hard to accept that Bronge age people were so innovative.

But why?
So many modern people cannot accept that without university or other formal training, none of the ancients could have accomplished what they did...? There are many people who do not have formal training or qualifications, but can still think, design and create and generally do as well as those who have studied the same subjects.
Why was the Bronze age mind considered to be so 'stupid'....just because they lived before we did and in a different society.....
A typical modern day arrogance.. :x
The ancients were stupid, extra terrestrials didn't help out..... so who the heck did all this stuff...time travellers from our world.... :lol: :lol:

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

There is a tramway/slip way that crosses the Isthmus of Corinth, for tranporting ships from the Gulf of Corinth into the sea on the south side.
Seems like a similar concept.

[Tertius Mummius]

There is a roman pass in the mountains near Bacharach at the Rhine. The guides are hewn into the rock just like the street itself, obviously to ease the traffic up and down the mountain.
http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/mitte ... rasse.html

[hoplite14gr]

Byron thanks for reminding the "diolcos".

Ships were transported from the Corinthian to Saronic gulf an acombination of rail road and oxen. Created by Periandros in the 6th cent B.C. and said to be operational till the times of Justinian

Jan thanks for pointing us to a similar roman constraction.

Kind regards