Frontmatter
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
CHAPTER ONE. Down to the Sea in Ships
CHAPTER TWO. International Trade Begins
CHAPTER THREE. Excavating Under Water
CHAPTER FOUR. War on the Sea
CHAPTER FIVE. Raiders and Traders
CHAPTER SIX. The Dawn of Maritime Exploration
CHAPTER SEVEN. Westward Ho!
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Wooden Walls
CHAPTER NINE. The Merchants of Athens
CHAPTER TEN. Beyond the Pillars of Hercules
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Age of Titans
CHAPTER TWELVE. Landlubbers to Sea Lords
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. East Meets West
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. New Light on Ancient Ships and Shipping
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Pirates of Cilicia
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Rome Rules the Waves
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. All Routes Lead to Rome
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. An End and a Beginning
Table of Dates
Notes
Index