The Athenian Trireme - The History and Reconstruction of an Ancient Greek Warship

Second edition of the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of a Greek warship.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

J. S. Morrison and J. F. Coates

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. F. Coates, J.F. Coates, J. S. Morrison, N. B. Rankov
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521564199
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56419-9
• Pagine: 348
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 716 g
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Veicoli, aerei , imbarcazioni, viaggi aerospaziali > Imbarcazioni; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie