The Ancient Greek Water Clock That Kept the Most Accurate Time for 1,800 Years
- in History, Technology | September 9th, 2026 Leave a Comment Today, we’re surrounded by technologies we could justifiably describe as time thieves.
- In ancient Greece, those who wanted to know where their time was going consulted a device they called a “water thief.
- ” The roots of the clepsydra, or water clock, go back as far as the sixteenth century BC, with evidence of such devices found in modern-day Iraq, Iran, and Egypt, and more ambiguous evidence unearthed in places like India and China.
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- in History, Technology | September 9th, 2026 Leave a Comment Today, we’re surrounded by technologies we could justifiably describe as time thieves.
- In ancient Greece, those who wanted to know where their time was going consulted a device they called a “water thief.
- ” The roots of the clepsydra, or water clock, go back as far as the sixteenth century BC, with evidence of such devices found in modern-day Iraq, Iran, and Egypt, and more ambiguous evidence unearthed in places like India and China.
Sources: Openculture