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The Ancient Mariners
Lionel Casson
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Description for The Ancient Mariners
Paperback. Includes the story of all that the ancients accomplished on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire. This title explains how they perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons and how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691014777
SKU
V9780691014777
Shipping Time
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99-1
Reviews for The Ancient Mariners
It is astonishing how much new evidence on ancient seafaring has emerged since the first edition of this book was published... Lionel Casson sets out this new material, and much more.
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