An edition of Maritime technology in the ancient economy
(2011)
Maritime technology in the ancient economy
ship-design and navigation
by William V. Harris, K. Iara, and Pascal Arnaud
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Commerce, Navigation, Shipping, Antike, Shipbuilding, Schiffbau, Schifffahrt, History, Economic aspectsTimes
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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.
Edition Notes
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].
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.
English, French, and Italian.
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