Maritime technology in the ancient economy : ship-design and navigation /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Harris, William V. (William Vernon), Iara, K., Arnaud, Pascal
Format:	Book
Language:	English French Italian
Language Notes:	English, French, and Italian.
Published:	Portsmouth, R.I. : Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2011.
Series:	Journal of Roman archaeology. Supplementary series ; no. 84.
Subjects:	Shipbuilding > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Navigation > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Shipping > Economic aspects > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Mediterranean Region > Commerce > History. Antike. Navigation. Schiffbau. Schifffahrt. Rom <2006>. Römisches Reich. Griechenland <Altertum>. Commerce. Shipbuilding. Shipping > Economic aspects. Mediterranean Region. Handel. Griechenland. Mittelmeer. To 1500 History.

Description
Item Description:	Revised papers from a conference held at the American Academy in Rome and the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' on June 16-17, 2009. "Our specific claim in assembling this collection of papers has been to answer the question ... whether advances in either ship-construction or navigation are likely to have lowered the costs of maritime trade at any time during the longue durée of the Graeco-Roman Mediterranean"--P. [9].
Physical Description:	264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-258) and index.
ISBN:	9781887829847 1887829849
ISSN:	1063-4304 ;