1st Edition
A History of Seafaring in the Classical World (Routledge Revivals)
By Fik Meijer
Copyright 1986
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
List of figures; Preface 1. The Aegean: 3000-1100 BD 2. The Dark Ages 3. The Age of Expansion 4. Greeks versus Persians: The Invention of the Trireme 5. Greeks versus Persians: The Decisive Confrontations 6. The Athenian Maritime Empire 7. The Peloponnesian War 8. The Fourth Century: The Invention of the Polyremes 9. The Rivalry of the Diadochi 10. Rome’s First Naval Adventures 11. Roman Supremacy at Sea 12. Trade and Piracy 13. Fleet and Civil War 14. Maritime Policy in the Roman Empire; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index
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Meijer, Fik
