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Casson

Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5130-8
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungstermin: 02.12.1995
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Lionel Casson's encyclopedic study is the first of its kind to use underwater archaeological data to refine and area of scholarship that had, for the most part, relied on ancient texts and graphic representations. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared warships and royal yachts, Casson describes not only the ships themselves, but also the make-up and training of the crews, placement of weaponry, how cargo was stored, methods of navigation, harbor facilities, and the ways ships were named.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780801851308
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-8018-5130-8
  • Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Erscheinungstermin: 02.12.1995
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Revised Auflage
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 993 g
  • Seiten: 592
  • Format (B x H x T): 156 x 236 x 37 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Lionel Casson is a professor emeritus of classics at New York University and has written many books about life in the ancient world, including Travel in the Ancient World, Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, and Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, all available from Johns Hopkins.

Preface
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1. Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats
Chapter 2. Egypt and Mesopotamia
Chapter 3. The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000–1000 B.C.
Chapter 4. The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C.
Chapter 5. The Age of the Trireme: 500–323 B.C.
Chapter 6. The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323–31 B.C.
Chapter 7. The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies
Chapter 8. Merchant Galleys
Chapter 9. Sailing Ships
Chapter 10. Shipbuilding
Chapter 11. Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment
Chapter 12. Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed
Chapter 13. Officers and Men
Chapter 14. Small Craft
Chapter 15. Markings and Names
Chapter 16. Harbors
List of Abbreviations
Glossary of Nautical Terms
Glossary of Greek and Latin Terns
Indexes
Addenda and Corrigenda