Ancient road transport devices: Developments from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire Cesare ROSSI 1 ;Thomas G. CHONDROS 2 ;Kypros F. MILIDONIS 2 ;Sergio SAVINO 1 ;Flavio RUSSO 3 ; 1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples #-and-#ldquo;Federico II#-and-#rdquo;, Naples 80125, Italy ; 2. Mechanical Engineering #-and-#amp; Aeronautics Department, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece ; 3. USSME Consultant, via Lamaria 137, Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy ; Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering,2016,11(1),12-25. Doi:10.1007/s11465-015-0358-6