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THE AGE OF THE GALLEY: MEDITERRANEAN OARED VESSELS SINCE PRE-CLASSICAL TIMES

Written by Robert Gardiner, John Morrison
Published by Conway Maritime Press in 1995
ISBN: 0851775543

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Front cover

Cover of THE AGE OF THE GALLEY: MEDITERRANEAN OARED VESSELS SINCE PRE-CLASSICAL TIMES by Robert Gardiner; John Morrison

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 Paddled and Oared Ships Before the Iron Age
  • 2 The Ancestry of the Triremem 1200-525 BC
  • 3 The Trireme
  • 4 Hellenistic Oared Warships 399-31 BC
  • 5 Fleets of the Early Roman Empire, 31 BC-AD 324
  • 6 Late Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Galleys and Fleets
  • 7 From Dromon to Galea: Mediterranean Bireme Galleys AD 500-1300
  • 8 Merchant Galleys
  • 9 The Naval Architecture and Oar Systems of Ancient Galleys
  • 10 The Naval Architecture and Oar Systems of Medieval and Later Galleys
  • 11 Oar Mechanics and Oar Power in Ancient Galleys
  • 12 Oar Mechanics and Oar Power in Medieval and Later Galleys
  • 13 The Geographical Conditions of Galley Navigation in the Mediterranean
  • 14 Economics and Logistics of Galley Warfare
  • 15 Naval Installations
  • 16 The Athenian Navy in the Fourth Century BC
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index