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Author Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009.

Title The ancient mariners : seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times / Lionel Casson
Edition Second edition
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1991

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Down to the sea in ships -- International trade begins -- Excavating under water -- War on the sea -- Raiders and traders -- The dawn of Maritime Exploration -- Westward Ho! -- The wooden walls -- The merchants of Athens -- Beyond the pillars of Hercules -- The age of Titans -- Landlubbers to sea lords -- East meets West -- New light on ancient ships and shipping -- The pirates of Cilicia -- Rome rules the waves -- All routes lead to Rome -- An end and a beginning
Summary Tells the story of ancient accomplishments on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire, explaining how seafaring people perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons, how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines holding hundreds of marines and even heavy artillery, and how their maritime commerce progressed from short cautious voyages to a network that reached from Spain to India
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-233) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Shipping -- Mediterranean Sea -- History -- To 1500
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Navigation
Shipping
Seeschifffahrt
Seekrieg
Scheepvaart.
Navigation -- Méditerranée (mer) -- Antiquité.
Transports maritimes -- Méditerranée (mer) -- Histoire.
SUBJECT Mediterranean Sea -- Navigation -- History -- To 1500
Mediterranean Region -- History, Naval
Subject Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Mittelmeer
Méditerranée (mer) -- Navigation -- Antiquité.
Méditerranée (région) -- Histoire navale.
Genre/Form History
Naval history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780691212999
0691212996