Age of Titans - The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies

Zusatztext A powerful and persuasive revisionist argument about the navies of the Hellenistic world, written with clarity and verve. Murray's expert knowledge comes through on every page, and so does his sheer joy in the subject. Both scholars and lay readers will enjoy this book. Informationen zum Autor William M. Murray is Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History and Director of the Ancient Studies Center at the University of South Florida. Klappentext The Age of Titans examines how heavy warships crewed by thousands of men developed from the agile triremes so popular during the Greek Classical Age. Following Alexander the Great, a new focus on naval siege warfare explains the rise in popularity of big ship navies and defines the model of naval power they made possible. Zusammenfassung The Age of Titans examines how heavy warships crewed by thousands of men developed from the agile triremes so popular during the Greek Classical Age. Following Alexander the Great, a new focus on naval siege warfare explains the rise in popularity of big ship navies and defines the model of naval power they made possible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Understanding the Big Ship Phenomenon 1. Frontal Ramming and the Development of "Fours" and "Fives" 2. Frontal Ramming: Structural Considerations 3. The Development of Naval Siege Warfare 4. Philo the Byzantine and the Requirements of Naval Siege Warfare 5. Big Ships, Boarding, and Catapults 6. The Culmination of the Big Ship Phenomenon 7. The End of the Big Ship Phenomenon Conclusion Appendices Appendix A: Testimonia for "Fours" Appendix B: Testimonia for "Fives" Appendix C: Testimonia for "Sixes" to "Tens" Appendix D: Testimonia for "Elevens" to "Forty" Appendix E: Book V of Philo's Compendium of Mechanics-The Naval Sections Appendix F: Testimonia for Naval Artillery Glossary Chronology Bibliography Index ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Murray, William (Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Murray, William (Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History Murray, William M Murray, William M. Murray, William M. (Mary and Gus Stathis Professor Murray
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.10.2014
• EAN: 9780199382255
• ISBN: 978-0-19-938225-5
• Seiten: 384
• Serien: Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture; Onassis Hellenic Culture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Ancient Greece, military history, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Military / Ancient, maritime history, Naval forces & warfare, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Naval forces and warfare, BCE to c 500 CE, Ancient warfare, BCE period – Protohistory