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Ancient Greek measures of length in nautical contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John Morrison
John Morrison*
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Granhams, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB2 5JX
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John Morrison reported in Antiquity (61: 455–9; 62: 713–14) on the sea-trials of his reconstructed trieres (trireme) Olympias, tests which explored the capacities in the water of this most feared of ancient fighting craft. Here he looks critically at two ancient Greek measurements, the units of length to which the trieres was built, and the units of distance over which she sailed.

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Antiquity , Volume 65 , Issue 247 , June 1991 , pp. 298 - 305
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1991

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