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.

Table of Contents:

A comparative perspective on the determinants of scale and productivity of Roman maritime trade in the Mediterranean / W. Scheidel
Les conséquences de l'évolution des techniques de construction navale sur l'économie maritime antique : quelques exemples / P. Pomey
Osservazioni riguardanti alcune innovazaioni in ambito navale di epoca classica : pregi e difetti / P. Dell'Amico
L'útilisation des gros tonnages / A. Tchernia
Efficiency or economics? Sail development in the ancient Mediterranean / J. Whitewright
Tra il fiume e il mare : le caudicariae di Fiumicino / G. Boetto
Sulle origini della carpenteria moderna / S. Martino
Greco-Roman meteorology and navigation / L. Taub
Sailing 90̊ from the wind : norm or exception? / P. Arnaud
Il carattere portolanico dello Stadiasmo o Perioplo del Mare Grande / S. Medas
Snails, wine and winter navigation / A. Marzano
No easy option : Nile versus Red Sea in ancient and mediaeval north-south navigation / J.P. Cooper
The economic influences of developments in maritime technology in antiquity / A. Wilson.