The Ancient Mariners : : Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. - Second Edition / / Lionel Casson.

• VerfasserIn: Casson, Lionel,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface -- CHAPTER ONE. Down to the Sea in Ships -- CHAPTER TWO. International Trade Begins -- CHAPTER THREE. Excavating Under Water -- CHAPTER FOUR. War on the Sea -- CHAPTER FIVE. Raiders and Traders -- CHAPTER SIX. The Dawn of Maritime Exploration -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Westward Ho! -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Wooden Walls -- CHAPTER NINE. The Merchants of Athens -- CHAPTER TEN. Beyond the Pillars of Hercules -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Age of Titans -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Landlubbers to Sea Lords -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. East Meets West -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. New Light on Ancient Ships and Shipping -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Pirates of Cilicia -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Rome Rules the Waves -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. All Routes Lead to Rome -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. An End and a Beginning -- Table of Dates -- Notes -- Index