Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World

Title page......Page 3
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 11
Illustrations......Page 15
Chapter One. Floats Rafts and the Earliest Boats......Page 29
Chapter Two. Egypt and Mesopotamia......Page 39
Chapter Three. The Eastern Mediterranean 3000-1000 B.C.......Page 58
Chapter Four. The Eastern Mediterranean 1000-500 B.C.......Page 71
Chapter Five. The Age of the Trireme 500-323 B.C.......Page 105
Chapter Six. The Warships of the Hellenistic Age 323-31 B.C.......Page 125
Chapter Seven. The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies......Page 169
Chapter Eight. Merchant Galleys......Page 185
Chapter Nine. Sailing Ships......Page 197
Chapter Ten. Shipbuilding......Page 229
Chapter Eleven. Rudder Rigging Miscellaneous Equipment......Page 252
Chapter Twelve. Seasons and Winds Sailing Rowing Speed......Page 298
Chapter Thirteen. Officers and Men......Page 328
Chapter Fourteen. Small Craft......Page 357
Chapter Fifteen. Markings and Names......Page 372
I. Early Greek Harbors......Page 389
II. Greek and Roman Naval Bases......Page 391
III. Greek and Roman Commercial Harbors......Page 393
Illustrations 1-67......Page 399
Illustrations 68-110......Page 420
Illustrations 111-147......Page 442
Illustrations 148-196......Page 463
List of Abbreviations......Page 491
Glossary of Nautical Terms......Page 503
Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms......Page 509
Indexes......Page 523
Addenda and Corrigenda......Page 562