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Homeric seafaring /

"In this comprehensive history of Homer's references to ships and seafaring, author Samuel Mark reveals patterns in the way that the Greeks build ships and approached the sea between 850 and 750 B.C. To discuss and clarify the terms used by Homer, Mark draws on scholarly literature as well...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mark, Samuel (Samuel EuGene)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The cultural context of the Iliad and the Odyssey
  • 3. Society, economics, and trade
  • 4. Hull construction
  • 5. Odysseus builds a seagoing vessel
  • 6. Homeric ships
  • 7. Seafaring on the wine dark sea
  • 8. Anchoring and anchorages
  • 9. Geography
  • 10. Summary.