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Book SynopsisWritten to replace and extend Torr's Ancient Ships, this generously illustrated underwater Bible" traces the art and technology of Mediterranean ships and seamanship from their first crude stages (about 3000 B.C.) to the heyday of the Byzantine fleets. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand tech
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Illustrations, pg. xv*Chapter One. Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats, pg. 1*Chapter Two. Egypt and Mesopotamia, pg. 11*Chapter Three. The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 B.C., pg. 30*Chapter Four. The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C., pg. 43*Chapter Five. The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C., pg. 77*Chapter Six. The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 B.C., pg. 97*Chapter Seven. The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies, pg. 141*Chapter Eight. Merchant Galleys, pg. 157*Chapter Nine. Sailing Ships, pg. 169*Chapter Ten. Shipbuilding, pg. 201*Chapter Eleven. Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment, pg. 224*Chapter Twelve. Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed, pg. 270*Chapter Thirteen. Officers and Men, pg. 300*Chapter Fourteen. Small Craft, pg. 329*Chapter Thirteen. Markings and Names, pg. 344*I. Early Greek Harbors, pg. 361*II. Greek and Roman Naval Bases, pg. 363*III. Greek and Roman Commercial Harbors, pg. 365*Illustrations 1-67, pg. 371*Illustrations 68-110, pg. 392*Illustrations 111-147, pg. 414*Illustrations 148-196, pg. 437*List of Abbreviations, pg. 371*Glossary of Nautical Terms, pg. 383*Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms, pg. 389*Indexes, pg. 403*Addenda and Corrigenda, pg. 442
