Chapter Five. The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C.

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xv
5. Chapter One. Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats 1
6. Chapter Two. Egypt and Mesopotamia 11
7. Chapter Three. The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 B.C. 30
8. Chapter Four. The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C. 43
9. Chapter Five. The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C. 77
10. Chapter Six. The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 B.C. 97
11. Chapter Seven. The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies 141
12. Chapter Eight. Merchant Galleys 157
13. Chapter Nine. Sailing Ships 169
14. Chapter Ten. Shipbuilding 201
15. Chapter Eleven. Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment 224
16. Chapter Twelve. Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed 270
17. Chapter Thirteen. Officers and Men 300
18. Chapter Fourteen. Small Craft 329
19. Chapter Thirteen. Markings and Names 344
20. Chapter Sixteen. Harbors
21. I. Early Greek Harbors 361
22. II. Greek and Roman Naval Bases 363
23. III. Greek and Roman Commercial Harbors 365
24. Illustrations 1-67 371
25. Illustrations 68-110 392
26. Illustrations 111-147 414
27. Illustrations 148-196 437
28. List of Abbreviations 371
29. Glossary of Nautical Terms 383
30. Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms 389
31. Indexes 403
32. Addenda and Corrigenda 442