J. S. Morrison (University of Cambridge), J. F. Coates (Ministry of Defence), N. B. Rankov (University of London Royal Holloway)

The Athenian Trireme

The History and Reconstruction of an Ancient Greek Warship

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For this second edition of The Athenian Trireme, the book giving the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of an ancient Greek warship, a number of substantive changes have been made. An additiona; chapter describes the trials and proposes modifications to the ship's design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9780521564564
• ISBN-10: 0521564565
• Artikelnr.: 22399639

Autorenporträt

J. S. Morrison and J. F. Coates

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Questions and answers
2. Evolution and supersession of the trieres
3. The Salamis campaign
4. Sybota and the gulf of Corinth
5. Cynossema, Cyzicus and Arginusae
6. Naval movements
7. The men
8. The ships I
9. The ships II
10. The materials
11. The reconstruction: fundamentals of design
12. The reconstruction: main features
13. The Athenian trireme reconstructed: sea trials of Olympias
Appendix I: Fast triereis
Appendix II: The Lenormant relief in projection.