THINKING LIKE A ROMAN - James L. Zainaldin, The artes and the Emergence of a Scientific Culture in the Early Roman Empire. Pp. xx + 453, ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Cased, £120. ISBN: 978-1-009-50163-7.

Key Points

• The research explores how the concept of 'artes' contributed to the development of a scientific culture in early Rome.
• Literary analysis of historical texts related to Roman science and philosophy
• Examination of cultural artifacts from the early Roman Empire
• Comparative study of intellectual traditions in Rome and other ancient civilizations
• Identified key philosophical influences on Roman scientific thought
• Demonstrated the role of 'artes' in shaping scientific methodologies
• Showed the impact of Roman culture on subsequent scientific developments