Secret Communication among the Greeks and Romans

Abstract

Since the ability to impart information and ideas is an admitted province of technology, the attempt to deny information to any but intended recipients must also be considered technological and is likely to call forth a high degree of ingenuity. In secret communication, as in so many other fields, the classical world furnishes noteworthy precedents and examples which have influenced later ages. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid in recent years to the efforts of the Greeks and Romans in this area. Most articles and books on secret communication