The role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring. /

The role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring. / / by Jamie Morton.

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In this study of the world of ancient Greek mariners, the relationship between the natural environment and the techniques and technology of seafaring is focused upon. An initial description of the geology, oceanography and meteorology of Greece and the Mediterranean, is followed by discussion of the...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 213
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Morton, Jamie,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2001.
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements 213.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 363 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF ANCIENT GREEK SEAFARING
  • THE TOPOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT GREEK SEAFARING
  • SAILING ROUTES AND NAVIGATION
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • SAILING SEASONS, WINTER SAILING, AND NIGHT SAILING
  • THE SEAWORTHINESS OF ANCIENT GREEK SHIPS, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT
  • WEATHER PREDICTION
  • TERRESTRIAL AND 'SOCIO-MARITIME' FUNCTIONS OF FEATURES OF COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • MAPS
  • SOURCES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • GEOGRAPHICAL INDICES
  • INDEX LOCORUM
  • SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE.

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