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The role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring / by Jamie Morton.

By: Morton, JamieMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 213.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001. Description: viii, 363 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9004117172 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): To 1500 | Navigation -- Greece | Navigation -- Mediterranean Region | Navigation -- Black Sea Region | Naval art and science -- Greece | Greece -- History, NavalGenre/Form: History | Naval historyLOC classification: VK16 | .M68 2001X
Contents:
The extent of change in the physical environment since antiquity -- Ch. 1. The physical environment of ancient Greek seafaring -- The Development of the Greek Coastline -- Oceanographic Conditions near the Greek Coasts -- Meteorology and the Greek Coastline -- Ch. 2. The topography of ancient Greek seafaring -- Promontories and Headlands -- Straits -- Bays and the Availability of Shelter -- Shoals and Deposition -- Harbourless Coasts -- Ch. 3. Sailing routes and navigation -- Coastal Seafaring -- A Question of Degree -- Characteristics of Sailing Directions and Routes -- Coastal Navigation -- Navigation out of Sight of the Coast -- The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring -- The Physical Environment and Human Technology -- App. 1. Sailing seasons, winter sailing, and night sailing -- App. 2. The seaworthiness of Greek ships, in the context of the Mediterranean environment -- App. 3. Weather prediction -- App. 4. Terrestrial and 'socio-maritime' functions of features of coastal topography.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-346) and index.

The extent of change in the physical environment since antiquity -- Ch. 1. The physical environment of ancient Greek seafaring -- The Development of the Greek Coastline -- Oceanographic Conditions near the Greek Coasts -- Meteorology and the Greek Coastline -- Ch. 2. The topography of ancient Greek seafaring -- Promontories and Headlands -- Straits -- Bays and the Availability of Shelter -- Shoals and Deposition -- Harbourless Coasts -- Ch. 3. Sailing routes and navigation -- Coastal Seafaring -- A Question of Degree -- Characteristics of Sailing Directions and Routes -- Coastal Navigation -- Navigation out of Sight of the Coast -- The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring -- The Physical Environment and Human Technology -- App. 1. Sailing seasons, winter sailing, and night sailing -- App. 2. The seaworthiness of Greek ships, in the context of the Mediterranean environment -- App. 3. Weather prediction -- App. 4. Terrestrial and 'socio-maritime' functions of features of coastal topography.