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

• Autore: Beresford James <1972->
• 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
• ISBN: 1-283-85508-9; 90-04-24194-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996237248503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 351.