speculation as to the origins of the mechanism does not begin and end with its inscriptions. work is being conducted to understand its ties with other work of the era and the science and culture from which it sprang.

it is being attributed to greek culture, not roman.

and cory just reinforced my already-earned trust.

also in the guardian:

'Some researchers believe the machine, known as the Antikythera Mechanism, may have been among other treasure looted from Rhodes that was en route to Rome for a celebration staged by Julius Caesar.

One of the remaining mysteries is why the Greek technology invented for the machine seemed to disappear. No other civilisation is believed to have created anything as complex for another 1,000 years.'

emphasis mine.

the guardian states that the shipwreck was roman, not the mechanism.

it was probably made by hipparchos (c.190 BC – c.120 BC), a greek, astronomer, geographer, and mathematician of the hellenistic period and found at antikythera, hence its name. this is also mentioned in the guardian.

here's a link for the antikythera mechanism research project: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/

this is not a roman construction. it is greek.

cory you should have corrected the title by now.

this is not a roman construction. it is greek.

cory you should have corrected the title by now.