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The ancient sailing season [[electronic resource] /] / by James Beresford



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Autore: Beresford James <1972-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The ancient sailing season [[electronic resource] /] / by James Beresford Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
Disciplina: 387.2/10938
623.890901
Soggetto topico: Navigation - History - To 1500
Sailing - History - To 1500
Naval history, Ancient
Note generali: Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The ancient sailing season  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-85508-9
90-04-24194-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996237248503316
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Serie: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 351.