TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beresford,James
TI  - The ancient sailing season
T2  - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity
SN  - 9789004241947
AV  - VK16 .B47 2013
U1  - 387.2/10938 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Navigation
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Sailing
KW  - Naval history, Ancient
KW  - TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004241947
ER  -