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Seagoing
Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant
by Shelley Wachsmann,
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Pub. Date: January 1998
From the Publisher:
In Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the
Bronze Age Levant Shelley Wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind
comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean
cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result.
The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians,
Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans/Therans,
Mycenaeans/Achaeans, and Sea Peoples, and discusses known
Bronze Age shipwrecks. Relying on archaeological, ethnological,
iconographic, and textual evidence, Wachsmann delivers a
fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect
of early sea travel - from ship construction and propulsion
to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to
conduct at sea. This book brings together for the first
time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to Bronze
Age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists,
maritime historians, philologists, and Bronze Age textual
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Trireme
Project:
Operational Experience 1987-90, Lessons Learned
J. F. Coates, Timothy M. Shaw (Editor) David Brown
Bk. Co. / January 1993
Review From Booknews:
A compilation of technical reports on an
exciting project in experimental archaeology: the building
and testing of a full- sized model of a hypothetical Athenian
trireme of about 450 B.C. The three level of oars and square
sails, often used together, are thought to have developed
as a weapon against the endemic piracy that plagued the
maritime trading nation. Rigging, voyage and speed trials,
rowing, rowing astern, steering to ram, and hauling her
up on the beach are among the actions reported. Many of
the papers were presented to a September 1991 conference
in Oxford, England. Distributed in the US by David Brown
Book Co. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)The
account of the building and sailing of the Olympias , the
famous re-construction of an ancient Greek trireme. Those
who raise eyebrows at the book's rather high price should
reflect on the money this book will save those who seek
to build their own trireme. |
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The
Influence of Sea Power on Ancient History
By Chester Starr
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date: May 1998
From the Publisher:
"Presented as 'an important corrective'
to the work of A.T. Mahan, an American naval officer, who
published two studies on the influence of seapower upon
history...", Chester Starr's book has provoked its
share of controversy and disagreement. The summary on the
Barnes and Noble page reveals why: " Discounting views
of naval superiority as a major force in the development
of the ancient world, this book discusses the distinct limitations
of sea power from the second millennium B.C. to the end
of the Roman Empire." (Barnes and Noble hardcover)
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Ships
and Seamanship in the Ancient World
By Lionel Casson Publisher: Johns Hopkins
University Press Pub. Date: February 1995
From Booknews:
The foremost authority on ancient seafaring
traces the development of boats from the most primitive craft
to the Greek warships, Roman traders, and Viking galleys.
Highly illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland,
OR Lionel Casson's famed "bible for all interested in
ancient ships, shipbuilding, and sailing techniques".
This page on the Barnes and Noble online bookstore site includes
the book's Table of Contents. |
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Ships
and Seafaring in Ancient Times
By Lionel Casson
Publisher: University
of Texas Press Pub. Date: April
1994
From the Publisher:
This stimulating 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 ways in which ships were built and used.
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The
Ancient Mariners:
Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient
Times
By Lionel Casson
Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: August 1991
From the Publisher:
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.
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The
Naval Aristocracy of Hellenistic Rhodes
By Vincent Gabrielsen
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
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This page on the Barnes and
Noble site includes the book's Table of Contents. I'm not
familiar with this book, but the chapters "The Secrets
of Rhodian Success", "The Image-Makers",
and "The Rhodian Crews" look intriguing. (David
Brow hardcover) |
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The
Archaeology of Boats and Ships
Basil Greenhill with John Morrision Publisher: Naval
Institute Press
Pub. Date: March 1996
From the Publisher:
Here is a completely new edition of a classic
book that brings together all the archaeological knowledge
on the development of the world's boats and ships for the
benefit of specialists and general readers alike. It examines
the problems associated with building various types of boats
and their solutions. Incorporates
the latest research and discoveries (through 1996). This
page on the Barnes and Noble online bookstore site includes
the book's Table of Contents. (U.S. Naval Institute hardcover)
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Other Titles not listed in Barnes and Noble:
Thubron, Colin
The Ancient Mariners (The Seafarers)
Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1981
**Landstrom, Bjorn
The Ship: An Illustrated History Garden City,
New York: Doubleday, 1961.
**Landstrom, Bjorn
Sailing Ships in Words and Pictures From Papyrus Boats
to Full Riggers New York: Doubleday, 1969.
Nelson, Richard B.
The Battle of Salamis
London: William Luscombe, 1975.
Seltman, C. Athens,
Its History and Coinage Before the Persian Invasion
(Reprint) Chicago: Ares Publishers Inc. 1924.
Starr, Christopher
A History of the Ancient World New York:
Oxford University Press, 1983
Time - Life Publishers
The Metalsmiths (The Emergence of Man Series)
Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1981. |
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