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Ships and seamanship in the ancient world

By Lionel Casson

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1971
ISBN
0691035369, 9780691035369
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
196 MB (206042966 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
xxviii, 441\566
Topic
History
Time added
2018-05-14 02:32:08

Description

Lionel Casson's encyclopedic study is the first of its kind to use underwater archaeological data to refine and area of scholarship that had, for the most part, relied on ancient texts and graphic representations. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared warships and royal yachts, Casson describes not only the ships themselves, but also the make-up and training of the crews, placement of weaponry, how cargo was stored, methods of navigation, harbor facilities, and the ways ships were named.

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