From the Roman Red Sea to beyond the Empire: Egyptian ports and their trading partners
Given that their sole purpose was as outlets for trade with the East, their harbour facilities are of particular interest in understanding the organisation of the trade.
The ploion hellenikon of Roman Egypt: What was Greek about it?
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The Circumnavigation of Africa
It is commonly believed that the first circumnavigation of Africa was made by the Portuguese under Vasco da Gama in A.D. 1497-99. However a closer look at the records will reveal that they in fact were not the first people to do so.
The Significance of the Naval Triumph in Roman History (260-29 BCE)
The chronological distribution of the naval triumphs supports the assertions of Polybius and other ancient sources that the Romans only undertook serious naval combat from the First Punic War.
The Levanzo I Wreck, Sicily: a 4th-century AD merchantman in the service of the annona?
The Levanzo I shipwreck provides insight into a fundamental component of the Roman annona system in the 4th century: individual merchant-ship cargos.
Testing the Waters: The Role of Sounding-Weights in Ancient Mediterranean Navigation
The sounding weight was the most widely used and critical piece of navigational equipment in the Mediterranean cultures from at least the sixth century B.C. until the appearance of the compass in this region in the eleventh or twelfth century A.D.
Ancient Greek Technology and Astrology
The ways that technology, religion, mythology and seafaring overlap one another in antiquity.
Human labor and harbor capacity at Rome
This paper aims to reconstruct and suggest many of the aspects of Roman dock workers including their numbers, hiring practices, and unloading practices. The role of harbor capacity will also be reviewed to understand Rome’s ability to safely import several hundred thousand tons and prevent famine.
Piracy in the Ancient World: from Minos to Mohammed
This thesis is an historical analysis of the phenomenon of piracy in the ancient world from the Bronze Age to the Arab conquests.
Ancient Rome and the Pirates
Philip de Souza considers the impact of piracy on Roman economic and political life