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The Ancient Sailing Season

The Ancient Sailing Season

Hardcover

Ancient History GeneralGeneral World HistoryNaval History

ISBN10: 9004223525
ISBN13: 9789004223523
Publisher: Brill
Published: Nov 21 2012
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
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.

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