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The Maritime World of Ancient Rome (Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome)
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Description for The Maritime World of Ancient Rome (Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome)
Hardcover. With contributions from scholars from around the world, this volume builds upon the American Academy in Rome's first volume on Rome's maritime life, ""The Seaborne Commerce of Ancient Rome: Studies in Archaeology and History"". Editor(s): Hohlfelder, Robert L. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 352 pages, 146 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTM; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1361.
It was not until the 3rd century BC that geopolitical realities beyond Italy forced Rome to recognize the importance of the sea to its own fate. Two centuries later, following the fall of Egypt in 30 BC, Rome emerged as the dominant maritime power. Once in place, Rome's dominance of the sea became an important component of its imperial history. No other power before or since has controlled the Mediterranean basin or exercised an imperial naval tenure to such an extent. With contributions from eminent scholars from around the world, this volume builds upon and extends the scope of the ... Read more
It was not until the 3rd century BC that geopolitical realities beyond Italy forced Rome to recognize the importance of the sea to its own fate. Two centuries later, following the fall of Egypt in 30 BC, Rome emerged as the dominant maritime power. Once in place, Rome's dominance of the sea became an important component of its imperial history. No other power before or since has controlled the Mediterranean basin or exercised an imperial naval tenure to such an extent. With contributions from eminent scholars from around the world, this volume builds upon and extends the scope of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472115815
SKU
V9780472115815
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About
Robert L. Hohlfelder, Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is a world-renowned expert in underwater archaeology, and has published widely on ancient maritime history, late Roman and early Byzantine history, and ancient numismatics.
Reviews for The Maritime World of Ancient Rome (Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome)
From papers on warship slipways to prostitutes, and from piracy to hydraulic concrete, this volume will be a required source for researchers dealing with maritime life in Roman times. As with all good scholarship, the combined gravitas of the contributions here push research forward by discussing new field work, reviewing critically previous conclusions, studying evidence in new patterns and experimental ... Read more