In the early 1st century BC , the MISC@1 epigrammatist Antipater of LOCATION@1 made the first clear reference to the waterwheel which he praised for its use in grinding grain and the reduction of human labour .

In the 1st century BC , the MISC@1 epigrammatist Antipater of LOCATION@1 was the first to make a reference to the waterwheel . He praised it for its use in grinding grain and the reduction of human labor .
