(P/B) SHIPS AND SEAMANSHIP IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Παρουσίαση

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. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Preface
List of Illustrations
Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats
Egypt and Mesopotamia
The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 B.C.
The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C.
The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C.
The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 B.C.
The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies
Merchant Galleys
Sailing Ships
Shipbuilding
Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment
Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed
Officers and Men
Small Craft
Markings and Names
Harbors
List of Abbreviations
Glossary of Nautical Terms
Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms
General Index
Index of Citations
Index of Ships' Names
Addenda and Corrigenda