Bøger af David Sim

A visual and clear guide to building better density to create happier, more livable cities. With foreword by Jan Gehl.

The Roman Empire depended on the power of its armies to defend and extend the imperial borders, enabling it to dominate much of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Success was, in large part, founded on well-trained, well-disciplined soldiers who were equipped with the most advanced arms and armour available at that time.

David Sim examines how Irish nationalists and their American sympathizers tried to convince legislators and statesmen to use the global influence of the United States to achieve Irish independence.

The book describes a series of experiments carried out in order to replicate the working environment of a Roman blacksmith, by using tools and equipment as close to originals as possible. The results provide a database that will enable archaeologists to compare evidence found in archaeological records with the experiment results.

Rome thrived on war and iron was vital to the Roman military establishment as well as to the civil population. The Roman Iron Industry in Britain stretches far beyond dry theory and metallurgy alone;

The Romans brought with them a level of expertise that raised iron production in Britain from small localised sites to an enormous industry. In their pioneering work, David Sim and Isabel Ridge combine current ideas of iron making in Roman times with experimental archaeology.