Baroulkos or Varoulkos, Heron of Alexandria. Photo : Augusta Stylianou Artist
The Baroulkos is a weight-lifter in which a succession of gears makes it possible to lift large weights with small effort by turning a crank.
From "Ancient Greek Technology" exhibition at the Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Centre in Carob Mill Limassol
Replicas and Reconstruction by Prof . Kostas Kotsanas and his students
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