fig congress 2018 - Surveying instruments used in Roman civilization
Ramazan Gursel Hosbas, Atınc Pirti, Ercenk Ata
Throughout history there have been many civilizations from east to west. Chinese, Indian, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Islamic (Arabian, Iranian and Turkish) and Roman civilizations have been found since ancient times. Of course we rank these civilizations as civilizations in the Old World (Asia, Europa and Africa). The Roman Empire, which was ruled after the ancient Greek civilization in the western part of the Old World, became the second principal element of Western civilization. Today, they have introduced Roman numerals in this process continue to be influenced by Julian calendar, Roman law, monumental structures and roads. Cartography/Survey is a respected profession in Rome, a warlike empire. In the construction of large engineering structures, various measuring instruments are used in angle, length and height measurements. In this study, it is aimed to present a brief overview of these instruments and to open a new horizon on the development of measuring instruments to the professionals who deal with cartography/survey discipline today. The Aztec, Inca and Maya civilizations of the New World (America) must be added to the civilizations counted here.
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