AN ANCIENT GREEK LAPTOP PICTURED IN A MARBLE RELIEF CARVING:

Carved Marble Naiskos,

Eastern Greek, circa. 100 BCE.

Internet photo, Public Domain.

It seem like almost every day we learn how some ancient civilization was surprisingly advanced. Now I have proof that the ancient Greeks had laptop computers.

Carved Marble Naiskos,

Eastern Greek, circa. 100 BCE.

Internet photo, Public Domain.

"Currently on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., the marble carving is titled "Grave naiskos of an enthroned woman with an attendant" and dates to about 100 B.C. The relief, which is a little over 37 inches tall, depicts a woman sitting on a cushioned throne while a servant girl holds an open box. According to the museum, the rectangular object held by the servant is "the lid of a shallow chest." (Rossela 2016)

I know that laptop computers in ancient Greece just doesn't seem possible, but, given the Antikethera Mechanism we just have to broaden our mental limits to fit the evidence.

Antikythera Mechanism, bronze,

Greek, circa 200 BCE,

Internet Photo, Public Domain.

The Antikythera Mechanism "is a complex clockwork mechanism composed of at least 30 meshing bronze gears. Detailed imaging of the mechanism suggests that it had 37 gear wheels enabling it to follow the movements of the Moon and Sun through the zodiac, to predict eclipses and even to model the irregular orbit of the Moon, where the Moon's velocity is higher in its perigee than in its apogee. This motion was studied in the 2nd century BC by astronomer Hipparchus of Rhodes, and it is speculated that he may have been consulted in the machine's construction." (Wikipedia)

It is nothing less than an analog astronomical computer, and, if the ancient Greeks could build such a machine, how hard is it to picture them experimenting with some form of laptop computer? Actually, it is really easy on April Fool's Day.

NOTE: Some images in this posting were retrieved from the internet with a search for public domain photographs. If any of these images are not intended to be public domain, I apologize, and will happily provide the picture credits if the owner will contact me with them. For further information on these reports you should read the original reports at the sites listed below.

REFERENCE:

Lorenzi, Rossela

2016 No, The Ancient Greeks Didn't Have Laptops, February 5, 2016, https://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/no-the-ancient-greeks-didnt-have-laptops-160205.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/antikythera_mechanism