The ancient sailing season /
Beresford, James, 1972-
The ancient sailing season / by James Beresford. - 1 online resource (xv, 364 pages) - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity . - Mnemosyne, Supplements 351. Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288. .
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- The State of Modern Scholarship -- The Textual Evidence -- The Mediterranean Climatic Regime -- Ships and Sails -- Navigation -- The Sailing Season of the Indian Ocean -- Ancient Pirates and Fishermen -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Illustration Section -- Index.
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Providing a comprehensive examination of the capacity of ancient ships and seafarers to cope with seasonally changing sea conditions, this book draws on a wide range of ancient literary sources while also taking account of modern weather records, hydrological data, and recent archaeological discoveries. Taking a fresh look at the various ways in which seasonality affected maritime transport across the sea-lanes of the ancient world, this book offers new perspectives on the nature of seaborne trade, naval warfare and piratical operations. The result is a volume that questions many long-held scholarly assumptions concerning the strength and seaworthiness of ancient vessels, as well as the abilities of Greek and Roman mariners, to regularly undertake voyages across hazardous stretches of sea.
9789004241947
10.1163/9789004241947 DOI
Navigation--History--To 1500.
Sailing--History--To 1500.
Naval history, Ancient.
TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General
VK16 / .B47 2013
387.2/10938
The ancient sailing season / by James Beresford. - 1 online resource (xv, 364 pages) - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity . - Mnemosyne, Supplements 351. Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288. .
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- The State of Modern Scholarship -- The Textual Evidence -- The Mediterranean Climatic Regime -- Ships and Sails -- Navigation -- The Sailing Season of the Indian Ocean -- Ancient Pirates and Fishermen -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Illustration Section -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Providing a comprehensive examination of the capacity of ancient ships and seafarers to cope with seasonally changing sea conditions, this book draws on a wide range of ancient literary sources while also taking account of modern weather records, hydrological data, and recent archaeological discoveries. Taking a fresh look at the various ways in which seasonality affected maritime transport across the sea-lanes of the ancient world, this book offers new perspectives on the nature of seaborne trade, naval warfare and piratical operations. The result is a volume that questions many long-held scholarly assumptions concerning the strength and seaworthiness of ancient vessels, as well as the abilities of Greek and Roman mariners, to regularly undertake voyages across hazardous stretches of sea.
9789004241947
10.1163/9789004241947 DOI
Navigation--History--To 1500.
Sailing--History--To 1500.
Naval history, Ancient.
TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General
VK16 / .B47 2013
387.2/10938