Ships And Seafaring In Ancient Times

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:35007002760712

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Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Times by Lionel Casson Pdf

Ever since the earliest travelers took to the water on reed rafts or inflated goatskins, ships and boats have played a paramount role in the history of the Western world. The invention of the sail about 3500 BC resulted in ever faster and more efficient water transport, and the great civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome depended on ships and seafarers for their prosperity. This entertaining book by the world's foremost authority on ancient seamanship traces the development of the boat from the most primitive craft to the powerful warships of the Greeks, the huge Roman merchant vessels, and the slender galleys of the Vikings. Professor Casson shows how the discoveries of marine archaeologists and recent experiments with full-size replicas of ancient boats have increased our knowledge of the way in which ships were built and used. Drawing upon written accounts and contemporary artistic depictions of naval battles, trading expeditions, and other voyages, he brings the world of seafaring in ancient times vividly to life.

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400853465

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Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson Pdf

Written to replace and extend Torr's Ancient Ships, this generously illustrated underwater Bible" traces the art and technology of Mediterranean ships and seamanship from their first crude stages (about 3000 B.C.) to the heyday of the Byzantine fleets. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Fik Meijer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317701101

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A History of Seafaring in the Classical World (Routledge Revivals) by Fik Meijer Pdf

A History of Seafaring in the Classical World, first published in 1986, presents a complete treatment of all aspects of the maritime history of the Classical world, designed for the use of students as well as scholars. Beginning with Crete and Mycenae in the third millennium BC, the author expounds a concise history of seafaring up to the sixth century AD. The development of ship design and of the different types of ship, the varied purposes of shipping, and the status and conditions of sailors are all discussed. Many of the most important sea battles are investigated, and the book is illustrated with a number of line drawings and photographs. Greek and Latin word are only used if they are technical terms, ensuring A History of Seafaring in the Classical World is accessible to students of ancient history who are not familiar with the Classical languages.

Author : Lionel Casson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691212999

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The Ancient Mariners by Lionel Casson Pdf

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.

Author : Cecil Torr
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021453676

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Ancient Ships by Cecil Torr Pdf

A survey of ancient ships and seafaring practices, from the earliest known boats to the end of the Roman Empire. Cecil Torr draws on archaeological evidence, textual sources, and artistic representations to provide a detailed and engaging account of the evolution of shipbuilding and navigation in the ancient world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James Beresford
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004241947

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The Ancient Sailing Season by James Beresford Pdf

Providing a comprehensive examination of the capacity of ancient ships and seafarers to cope with seasonally changing sea conditions, this book draws on a wide range of ancient literary sources while also taking account of modern weather records, hydrological data, and recent archaeological discoveries. Taking a fresh look at the various ways in which seasonality affected maritime transport across the sea-lanes of the ancient world, this book offers new perspectives on the nature of seaborne trade, naval warfare and piratical operations. The result is a volume that questions many long-held scholarly assumptions concerning the strength and seaworthiness of ancient vessels, as well as the abilities of Greek and Roman mariners, to regularly undertake voyages across hazardous stretches of sea.

Author : Sir George Charles Vincent Holmes
Publisher : anboco
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783736405653

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Ancient and Modern Ships by Sir George Charles Vincent Holmes Pdf

An endeavour has been made in this handbook, as far as space and scantiness of material would permit, to trace the history of the development of wooden ships from the earliest times down to our own. Unfortunately, the task has been exceedingly difficult; for the annals of shipbuilding have been very badly kept down to a quite recent period, and the statements made by old writers concerning ships are not only meagre but often extremely inaccurate. Moreover, the drawings and paintings of vessels which have survived from the classical period are few and far between, and were made by artists who thought more of pictorial effect than of accuracy of detail. Fortunately the carvings of the ancient Egyptians were an exception to the above rule. Thanks to their practice of recording and illustrating their history in one of the most imperishable of materials we know more of their ships and maritime expeditions than we do of those of any other people of antiquity. If their draughtsmen were as conscientious in delineating their boats as they were in their drawings of animals and buildings, we may accept the illustrations of Egyptian vessels which have survived into our epoch as being correct in their main features. The researches now being systematically carried out in the Valley of the Nile add, year by year, to our knowledge, andviii already we know enough to enable us to assert that ship building is one of the oldest of human industries, and that there probably existed a sea borne commerce in the Mediterranean long before the building of the Pyramids...

Author : Romola Anderson,R. C. Anderson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486149523

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A Short History of the Sailing Ship by Romola Anderson,R. C. Anderson Pdf

Amply illustrated book traces evolution of the sailing ship over the course of 6,000 years — from vessels of ancient Egypt to full-rigged clipper ships of the 19th century. 20 halftones and 134 figures.

Author : A. F. Tilley
Publisher : BAR International Series
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015061377829

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Seafaring on the Ancient Mediterranean by A. F. Tilley Pdf

Ancient seafaring and especially our fascination with the trireme have fuelled many vooks and debates, many of which are revisited and critiqued here. Alec Tilley takes his lead from the evidence itself, whether depictions on pottery or stone, or literary references, and seeks some semblance of objectivity in a field of research that, he argues, frequently indulges itself in the subjectivity of the evidence. Critiquing previous interpretations of the iconography of seafaring, he looks again at some of the iconography of of the trireme and other warships, discusses the orthodoc trireme debate and especially the Olympias, a recent reconstruction of an Athenian trireme. Along the way he argues that the number in the name of ancient oared ship refered to the number of files of oarsmen, highlighting the fact that many of the ancient artists who depicted ships were knowledgeable about the subject they portrayed, presents thoughts on the development of sailing and draws a series of distinctions between different types of vessels, and reviews the corpus of evidence for seafaring from pre-trireme days to the Phoenicians.

Author : Cecil Torr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0364489855

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Ancient Ships (Classic Reprint) by Cecil Torr Pdf

Excerpt from Ancient Ships The best of the written evidence comes from inscriptions. In digging the foundations for a building at the Peiraeus in 1834, the workmen came upon a Roman or Byzantine drain; and found that it was lined with slabs of marble covered with inscriptions. These were some of the inventories of the Athenian dockyards, and a few others have come to light since then, the earliest of them dating from 37 3 and the latest from 323 bc. Or thereabouts. Unhappily, these inscriptions are shattered and defaced in many places; but where the reading is clear, their testimony is conclusive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Cecil Torr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Shipbuilding
ISBN : EHC:148100211069X

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Ancient Ships by Cecil Torr Pdf

Author : M. K. Ghosh Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Navigation
ISBN : MINN:31951D029719667

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Sea, Ship & Seafaring by M. K. Ghosh Roy Pdf

Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3624 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104269867

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Hearings by United States. Congress Senate Pdf

Author : Samuel Mark
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1585443913

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Homeric Seafaring by Samuel Mark Pdf

In this comprehensive history of Homer’s references to ships and seafaring, author Samuel Mark reveals patterns in the way that Greeks built ships and approached the sea between 850 and 750 b.c. To discuss and clarify the terms used by Homer, Mark draws on scholarly literature as well as examples from recent excavations of ancient shipwrecks. Mark begins by emphasizing the importance of the household during a period in which chiefs ruled and Greek nobles disdained merchants and considered seafaring a necessary but less than distinguished activity. His chapter on Odysseus’s construction of a ship includes discussions of the types of wood used. He concludes that most Greek ships were of laced, rather than pegged mortise-and-tenon construction. Mark goes on to discuss characteristics of Homeric ships and their stern ornaments, oars, quarter rudders, masts, mast-steps, keels, ropes, cables, and planks. Mark reaches several surprising conclusions: that in an agricultural society, seafaring was a common activity, even among the nobles; that hugging the coast could be more treacherous than sailing across open sea; that Homeric ships were built mainly to be sailed, instead of rowed; that sea battles were relatively common; that helmsmen were crucial to a safe voyage; and that harbors were little more than natural anchorages. Mark’s discussion of Homer’s geography covers theories that posit Odysseus sailing in the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas and even on the Atlantic Ocean. As befits a study whose subjects are partly historical, partly archaeological, and partly myth and legend, Mark’s conclusions are tentative. Yet, this comprehensive and meticulous study of Homer’s references to ships and seafaring is sure to become a standard study on the subject.

Author : Arthur Bernard Knapp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Bronze age
ISBN : 908890555X

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Seafaring and Seafarers in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean by Arthur Bernard Knapp Pdf

This book presents a diachronic study of seafaring, seafarers and maritime interactions during the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages of the eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt)