LEADER 03320nam 2200541 450 001 996237749103316 005 20201126133233.0 010 $a90-04-35107-8 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004351073 035 $a(CKB)4100000000334870 035 $a(OCoLC)702195864 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004351073 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6282448 035 $a(PPN)228513456 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000334870 100 $a20201126d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring. /$fby Jamie Morton 210 1$aLeiden, Netherlands :$cBrill,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 363 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,$x0169-8958 ;$v213 311 $a90-04-11717-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [336]-346) and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF ANCIENT GREEK SEAFARING -- THE TOPOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT GREEK SEAFARING -- SAILING ROUTES AND NAVIGATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- SAILING SEASONS, WINTER SAILING, AND NIGHT SAILING -- THE SEAWORTHINESS OF ANCIENT GREEK SHIPS, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT -- WEATHER PREDICTION -- TERRESTRIAL AND 'SOCIO-MARITIME' FUNCTIONS OF FEATURES OF COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- SOURCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GEOGRAPHICAL INDICES -- INDEX LOCORUM -- SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE. 330 $aIn this study of the world of ancient Greek mariners, the relationship between the natural environment and the techniques and technology of seafaring is focused upon. An initial description of the geology, oceanography and meteorology of Greece and the Mediterranean, is followed by discussion of the resulting sailing conditions, such as physical hazards, sea conditions, winds and availability of shelter, and environmental factors in sailing routes, sailing directions, and navigational techniques. Appendices discuss winter and night sailing, ship design, weather prediction, and related areas of socio-maritime life, such as settlement, religion, and warfare. Wide-ranging sources and illustrations are used to demonstrate both how the environment shaped many of the problems and constraints of seafaring, and also that Greek mariners' understanding of the environment was instrumental in their development of a highly successful seafaring tradition. 410 0$aMnemosyne, Supplements$v213. 606 $aNaval art and science$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aNavigation$zMediterranean Region$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aNavigation$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aNavigation$zBlack Sea Region$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aGreece$xHistory, Naval 615 0$aNaval art and science$xHistory 615 0$aNavigation$xHistory 615 0$aNavigation$xHistory 615 0$aNavigation$xHistory 676 $a623.88/0938 700 $aMorton$b Jamie$01017001 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996237749103316 996 $aThe role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring$92382703 997 $aUNISA