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GREEK AND ROMAN OARED WARSHIPS, 399-30BC
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| By: |
John Morrison, John Coates |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£70.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1900188074 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781900188074 |
| Publisher: |
OXBOW BOOKS |
| Series: |
Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology No. 62 |
| Pages: |
420 |
| Description: |
The sequel to "Greek Oared Ships", this study considers the new types of warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the 2nd and 1st centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion. |
| Synopsis: |
This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the fleets and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion. The book includes a catalogue and discussion of the iconography of the ships with over fifty illustrations from coins, sculptures and other objects. John Coates discusses reconstructions, crews, ships and tactics illuminated by the recent experiments with the reconstructed trireme Olympias . Complete with gazetteer, glossary, bibliography and indexes. |
| Illustrations: |
20 maps, 7 plans, 97 photos and drawings |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxbow Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |