Formidable and sophisticated, triremes were the deadliest battleship of the ancient world, and at the height of their success, the Athenians were the dominant exponents of their devastating power. Primarily longships designed to fight under oar power, the trireme was built for lightness and strength; ship-timber was mostly softwoods such as poplar, pine and fir, while the oars and mast were made out of fir. Their main weapon was a bronze-plated ram situated at the prow. From the combined Greek naval...
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Over 100 maritime historians and specialists chart the development of the galley from the earliest paleolithic craft to the classical trireme and its Roman and Byzantine successors. Essays are also included on more general aspects such as material resources, battle tactics and exploration.
The Age of the Galley by John Morrison (Editor)
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Preface List of Illustrations Ch. 1 Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats 3Ch. 2 Egypt and Mesopotamia 11Ch. 3 The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 B.C. 30Ch. 4 The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C. 43Ch. 5 The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C. 77Ch. 6 The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 B.C. 97Ch. 7 The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies 141Ch. 8 Merchant Galleys 157Ch. 9 Sailing Ships 169Ch. 10 Shipbuilding 201Ch. 11 Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment 224Ch.
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List of illustrations List of maps Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition List of abbreviations Introduction 1 Questions and answers 12 Evolution and supersession of the trieres 253 The Salamis campaign 504 Sybota and the gulf of Corinth 625 Cynossema, Cyzicus and Arginusae 806 Naval movements 947 The men 1078 The ships I 1279 The ships II 15810 The materials 17911 The reconstruction: fundamentals of design 19112 The reconstruction: main features 20713 The Athenian...
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New edition of the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of a Greek warship.
The Athenian Trireme by J.S. Morrison, J.F. Coates, N.B. Rankov
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