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Greece: Inventions

Ships (Galleys)

Trireme

Pulley/Lever

Screw Thread "Archimede's Screw"

Diving Bells

Maps

Maps
Anazimander ("First" mapmaker)
Greeks and Cartography
Cartography is another world for map making.

Medicine

Crossbow

Gastraphetes
A Brief History of the Crossbow
Greek information starts at 5th paragraph.

Catapult

Columns

Lighthouse

Crane and Winch

Ancient Greek Crane