Seafaring and mobility in the late antique Mediterranean / edited by Antti Lampinen, Emilia Mataix Ferrandiz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mataix Ferrandiz, Emilia, editor.

Lampinen, Antti, editor.

Series:

Ancient environments.

Ancient environments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval history, Ancient.

Migration, Internal.

Seafaring life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

More than any other type of environment, with the possible exception of mountains, the sea has been understood since antiquity as being immovable to a proverbial degree. Yet it was the sea's capacity for movement - both literally and figuratively through such emotions as fear, hope and pity - that formed one of the primary means of conceptualizing its significance in Late Antique societies. This volume advances a new and interdisciplinary understanding of what the sea as an environment and the pursuit of seafaring meant in antiquity, drawing on a range of literary, legal and archaeological evidence to explore the social, economic and cultural factors at play. The contributions are structured into three thematic parts which move from broad conceptual categories to specific questions of networks and mobility. Part One takes a wide view of the Mediterranean as an environment with great metaphorical and symbolic potential. Part Two looks at networks of seaborne communication and the role of islands as the characteristic hubs of the Mediterranean. Finally, Part Three engages with the practicalities of tackling the sea as a challenging environment that needs to be challenged politically, legally and for the means of travel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed February 16, 2024).

ISBN:

1-350-20171-5

OCLC:

1290325014