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Ships and fleets of the ancient Mediterranean /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rougé, Jean
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [1981]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Navigation > Mediterranean Region > History. Naval history, Ancient. Geschichte 1500 v. Chr.-500. Geschichte 400 v. Chr.-300. Geschichte 800 v. Chr.-500. Seeschifffahrt. Mittelmeer.

Table of Contents:

General considerations on seafaring
Construction on the ship : hulls
Construction of the ship : rigging and gear
Ballast, cargo stowing, and tonnage
Dominion over the seas before the First Punic War
Dominion over the seas before 31 B.C.
The fleets of the Roman Empire
Maritime trade and expansion before the Persian Wars
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire
Seafarers and their religion.