The Ancient Mariners
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The Ancient Mariners

Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. - Second Edition

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eBook - ePub

The Ancient Mariners

Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. - Second Edition

About this book

Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author has done: he has put in a single volume the story of all that the ancients accomplished on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire. He explains how they 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.

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780691014777
9780691068367
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9780691212999
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter One: Down to the Sea in Ships
  10. Chapter Two: International Trade Begins
  11. Chapter Three: Excavating Under Water
  12. Chapter Four: War on the Sea
  13. Chapter Five: Raiders and Traders
  14. Chapter Six: The Dawn of Maritime Exploration
  15. Chapter Seven: Westward Ho!
  16. Chapter Eight: The Wooden Walls
  17. Chapter Nine: The Merchants of Athens
  18. Chapter Ten: Beyond the Pillars of Hercules
  19. Chapter Eleven: The Age of Titans
  20. Chapter Twelve: Landlubbers to Sea Lords
  21. Chapter Thirteen: East Meets West
  22. Chapter Fourteen: New Light on Ancient Ships and Shipping
  23. Chapter Fifteen: The Pirates of Cilicia
  24. Chapter Sixteen: Rome Rules the Waves
  25. Chapter Seventeen: All Routes Lead to Rome
  26. Chapter Eighteen: An End and a Beginning
  27. Table of Dates
  28. Notes
  29. Index

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