Beaulieu, Marie-Claire
(ed.)
Editorial: Bloomsbury
Colección: The Cultural Histories Series
Número de páginas: 256 págs. 16.0 x 24.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 09-02-2023
EAN: 9781474299015
ISBN: 978-1-4742-9901-5
Precio (sin IVA): 100,29 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 104,30 €
The sea is omnipresent in the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean basin. This volume addresses the constant interplay between the real and the imaginary significance of the sea in ancient thought, from philosophy and science to shipbuilding, trade routes, military technology, poetry, mythmaking, and iconography. The volume spans a period of almost two millennia and an area that covers Spain to India and China, and West Africa to the British Isles, demonstrating the global interconnection of cultures and trade, conceived in its broadest possible sense, in the ancient world.