Homeric Seafaring
| Author | : Samuel EuGene Mark |
| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781603445948 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1603445943 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (943 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Homeric Seafaring by : Samuel EuGene Mark
Download or read book Homeric Seafaring written by Samuel EuGene Mark and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study of Homer's references to ships and seafaring reveals patterns in the way that Greeks built ships and approached the sea between 850 and 750 B.C. The subjects of this study, which are partly historical, partly archaeological, and partly myth and legend, bring Mark to several surprising conclusions about seafaring in Homer's time