Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0801851300
ISBN-13
9780801851308
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 27th, 1996
Print length
592 Pages
Weight
1,002 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.70 x 3.50 cms
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Traces the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire. The book describes the ships themselves as well as the crews, weaponry, cargo storage, methods of navigation and harbour facilities.
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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