Shipbuilding in the Mediterranean 1200 BC - 400 AD
The collapse of the Bronze Age empires in the Middle East, exacerbated by a fracture of the land based and maritime trading routes, saw a hiatus in ship design. New demands on the coastal cities in the eastern Mediterranean by emerging empires caused a resurgence in overseas trade with a consequent advance in shipbuilding techniques. During this increasingly competitive period, the warship became the pre-eminent vessel.
1: Early Iron Age 1200 - 700 BC
During the Early Iron Age, new empires were emerging in the Middle East. It was a time of confusion and uncertainty. Nav...
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Looking at the long shipbuilding traditions of ancient Egypt and the Aegean, the rise of Hellenistic naval architecture,...
Read the article »3: The Roman Era 264 BC – 400 AD
Naval technology was spurred on during the Roman era by successive conflicts starting with the Punic Wars. Cargo ships c...
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