Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World/Корабли и мореходство Древнего мира

Издание на английском языке
Lionel Casson's encyclopedic study is the first of its kind to use underwater archaeological data to refine and area of scholarship that had, for the most part, relied on ancient texts and graphic representations. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared warships and royal yachts, Casson describes not only the ships themselves, but also the make-up and training of the crews, placement of weaponry, how cargo was stored, methods of navigation, harbor facilities, and the ways ships were named.

Content
Preface
List of Illustrations xv
Chapter One: Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats
I Rafts
II The Earliest Boats
Chapter Two: Egypt and Mesopotamia
I Egypt: The Predynastic Age
II Egypt: 3000-1000 b.c.
III Mesopotamia
Appendix I: Riverboats of Mesopotamia
2: Towing
Chapter Three: The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 b.c.
I The Aegean
II Crete
III The Levant
IV Summary
Appendix: The Evidence
Chapter Four: The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 b.c.
I The Homeric Galley
II Galleys on Geometric Vases
III The Invention of the Two-Banked Galley
IV Sixth-Century Warcraft: the Black-Figured Vases
V Merchantmen
VI Rig
Appendix I : The Ship-Pictures on Geometric Vases
2: Aphracts in Geometric Age Representations
Chapter Five: The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 b.c.
I The “Trireme Question”
II Introduction of the Trireme
III The Rowing Arrangements
IV Hull of the Greek Trireme
V Types of Greek Triremes
VI The Phoenician Trireme
Chapter Six: The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 b.c.
I Tetrereis, Pentereis, Polyereis
II The Oarage of the Polyereis
III Hull, Rigging, Armament
IV Light Craft
Appendix 1: Ships in Sections for Transport
2: The Naval Arms Race, 315-250 b.c.
Chapter Seven: The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies
I The Roman Imperial Navy
II The Byzantine Navy
Appendix: Coin Evidence for Single-Banked “Fours,” “Fives,” and Larger Units
Chapter Eight: Merchant Galleys
Chapter Nine: Sailing Ships
I Size
II Hull
III Hold, Decks, Accommodations
Appendix: Tonnage and Dimensions of Ancient Freighters
Chapter Ten: Shipbuilding
Appendix 1: Hull Characteristics of Ancient Wrecks
2: Odysseus’ Boat (Od. 5.244-57)
3: The Terminology for Structural Members of the Hull
Chapter Eleven : Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment
I Rudder
II Rigging
III The Warship Rig
IV The Merchantship Rig
V Fore-and-Aft Rigs
VI Miscellaneous Equipment
Appendix I : The Terminology for Rigging
2: The Warship’s Emergency Rig
3: Did Synesius Sail on a Lateener
Chapter Twelve: Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed
I Seasons and Winds
II Sailing
III Rowing
IV Speed
V Speed of Fleets Under Sail
Appendix: The Alexandria-Rome Sailing Schedule Chapter Thirteen: Officers and Men I Navy
II Merchant Marine Appendix: The Use of Slaves Chapter Fourteen: Small Craft I Skiffs II Rivercraft
III Harbor Craft
IV Coastal Craft
V Geographical Types
Chapter Fifteen: Markings and Names I Markings II Names
Chapter Sixteen: Harbors I Early Greek Harbors II Greek and Roman Naval Bases III Greek and Roman Commercial Harbors
List of Abbreviations Glossary of Nautical Terms Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms Indexes General Index
Index of Citations Index of Ships’ Names
Addenda and Corrigenda