Classical Precariousness vs. Modern Risk: Lessons in Prudence from the Battle of Salamis
On September 19, 480 B.C., the ancient world faced a pivotal battle. Under the command of the despotic King Xerxes, a fleet of Persian warships had converged off the Greek coast near Piraeus, the port city that served Athens.
Pirates, Warfare and Failing States in Ancient Greece
This papers is about Greeks and pirates this way of putting it could be seen as somehow misleading It could be understood as Greeks against pirates or as Greeks as pirates.
Vegetius on the Roman navy : translation and commentary, book four, 31-46
Vegetius on the Roman navy : translation and commentary, book four, 31-46 By Paul Daniel
Polyremes from the battle of Actium: some construction details
Most everyone here knows that the Battle of Actium was the last great sea battle of antiquity. It was fought on September 2nd in 31 BC, off Cape Aktion at the entrance to the Ambracian Gulf. Octavian, at the head of a Western fleet, decisively turned back an attempt by his rival Mark Antony to lead an Eastern fleet toward Italy.
Maritime Connections of the Arabian Peninsula in the Network of Indo-Roman Trade: Study of Ports and Harbours
Maritime Connections of the Arabian Peninsula in the Network of Indo-Roman Trade: Study of Ports and Harbours Paper by Anna M. Kotarba-Morley (University…
Reconstructing a Greek Penteconter
Reconstructing a Greek Penteconter By Neil Puckett Lecture given on March 4, 2010 at the University of Texas A&M’s Nautical Archaeology Program
The Double Halyard in Ancient Mediterranean Rigging
The Double Halyard in Ancient Mediterranean Rigging By Ryan Lee Lecture given in 2009 at the University of Texas A&M’s Nautical Archaeology Program
A comparative perspective on the determinants of the scale and productivity of maritime trade in the Roman Mediterranean
The scale and productivity of maritime trade is a function of environmental conditions, political processes and economic development that determine demand, and more specifically of trading costs.
A comparative perspective on the determinants of the scale and productivity of maritime trade in the Roman Mediterranean
I argue that imperial state formation was the single most important ultimate determinant of the scale, structure, and productivity of maritime commerce in the Roman period. Hegemony and subsequent direct rule created uniquely favorable conditions for maritime trade by cutting the costs of predation, transactions, and financing to levels that were lower than in any other period of pre-modern Mediterranean history.
The maritime city in the Graeco-Roman perception. Carthage and Alexandria: two emblematic examples
In Ancient History, from the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Middle Ages, the sea, especially the Mediterranean, was the main instrument of communication between civilizations. But it was also the place of their conflicting interactions.