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Collection of contributions on the phenomenon of Piracy in the ancient Mediterranean World, with special reference to its development in the Roman Period as well as to some aspects of its evolution from the Middle Ages to the Present, in... more
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      Ancient HistoryRoman HistoryInternational LawRoman Law
Als Motto für die Ausstellung und das Begleitbuch wurde gewählt „Navigare necesse est“. Dieses Motto hat uns Plutarch (um 45 – um 125 n.Chr.) überliefert. Es geht auf den römischen Feldherrn Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106–48 v.Chr.) zurück,... more
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      History of Science and TechnologyCultural StudiesMedieval HistoryRenaissance Studies
Cette communication propose de revenir sur le terme « viking » en analysant la notion de piraterie dans les sources norroises. Si les historiens sont familiers des témoignages des victimes de ces pirates du Nord, les sources norroises... more
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      Legal HistoryHistory of PiracyViking StudiesViking Age Archaeology
Il testo prende in esame le caratteristiche tecniche e costruttive delle principali tipologie di navi del Medioevo.
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      HistoryMedieval HistoryMedieval StudiesAncient and Medieval Navigation
En este artículo pretendemos mostrar una breve visión de la navegación y el comercio marítimo durante la edad media en Europa. Abordaremos temas tales como las rutas comerciales, las mercancías y los actores del intercambio comercial. De... more
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      Medieval HistoryNavigationAncient and Medieval NavigationNavegación
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      Atlantic WorldAncient and Medieval NavigationCanary IslandsAncient Navigation
Local and imperial, insular and expansive, both English yet British: geographically and culturally, the sea continues to shape changing models of Englishness. This volume traces the many literary origins of insular identity from local... more
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      HistoryEnglish LiteratureTravel WritingMedieval Literature
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      Ancient HistoryClassicsRoman EconomyRoman Trade Networks
The 13th-century route description from Utlängan to Tallinn - colloquially known as King Valdemar's Itinerary - is one of the oldest and most exiting written sources on navigation in the Baltic Sea. While the Latin transcription was... more
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      Historical GeographyMaritime ArchaeologyMedieval HistoryMaritime History
Se trata, en definitiva, de un libro con importantes reflexiones de orden teórico y metodológico y un conjunto suficientemente variado de casos estudiados, referidos a distintos espacios y cronologías, para facilitar adecuadas estrategias... more
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      ArchaeologyGreek ArchaeologyAncient and Medieval NavigationAncient greek ships
Dalle Chonigliere a Susa 30 miglia quarta di ponente inuer libeccio. Susa e buono porto per contra a la terra e a ui cierte secche, lassale da tramontana che ti fanno porto, achostati a terra a uno tracto di balestro e ua a toccho di... more
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      Maritime HistoryPorts and HarboursAncient and Medieval NavigationMedieval Navigation and Communication
This work examines the origination of the 11/83 ratio found in the c. 150 CE Almagest of Claudius Ptolemaeus. We computationally deconstruct the ratio and link it to the 1/11 ratio which Hipparchus is the originator.
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      GeodesyHipparchus of NicaeaAncient and Medieval NavigationEratosthenes
This paper aims to study a hitherto bad known aspect, the position of the Republic of Florence in the Nasri sultanate. To achieve this we shall take as reference the commercial mechanisms developed by the Tuscan merchants in their... more
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      Medieval HistoryItalian (European History)Italian StudiesMedieval Studies
Les différents types de navigation vénitienne tels que les galères, les coques et les petits bâtiments privés n'étaient pas distincts les uns des autres. Ils se complétaient et se concurrençaient mutuellement. L'analyse détaillée des... more
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      Naval HistoryVenetian HistoryVenetian possessions in the Eastern MediterraneanAncient and Medieval Navigation
In questo lavoro per la prima volta vengono analizzati i graffiti navali presenti sia all'interno che all'esterno della chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore a Monte Sant'Angelo. Questi graffiti, ad oggi non ancora studiati, potrebbero avere un... more
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      Naval HistoryGraffitiNaval History (History)Navigation
Florence developped a system of statal galleys in the 15th century. The present article analyzes its role in the Crown of Castile, through the Florentine Sea Consul's orders as well as in privet documentation. It studies aspects as... more
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      International TradeHistory of FlorenceMedieval tradeMedieval Spain
A sarcophagus being part of the antiquities collection of Venetian van Axel Palace was re-discovered during the last archaeological investigations directed on site. A Renaissance galley is represented, by low relief technique, on a... more
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      Nautical ArchaeologyAncient and Medieval NavigationHistory of VeniceNautical Iconography
Florence developped a statal galleys system in the XVth century. The present article analyzes its role in the Kingdom of Granada, in the Florentine Sea Consuls' orders as well as in the privet documentation. Thus, we study aspects as... more
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      International TradeIslam in EuropeHistory of FlorenceMedieval trade
Highlights - We re-investigated the timbers of three Roman ships excavated along the Dutch limes. - We used the content of the tree-ring repository DCCD to determine wood provenance. - We created a natural distribution map of oak to... more
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      Maritime ArchaeologyLandscape ArchaeologyArchaeological ScienceInland Navigation
Κατά το έτος 2010 συνεχίστηκε από την Εφορεία Εναλίων Αρχαιοτήτων σε συνεργασία με το Ινστιτούτο Εναλίων Αρχαιολογικών Ερευνών η υποβρύχια επιφανειακή έρευνα σε επιλεγμένες θέσεις του Νότιου Ευβοϊκού, με το ερευνητικό πεδίο να... more
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      Ancient ShipwrecksAmphoraeAncient and Medieval NavigationEuboea
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      Ancient GeographyAncient and Medieval NavigationAncient Geography and the Representation of SpaceAncient Navigation
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      Ancient and Medieval NavigationLibyan StudiesPortulansPortulanos Medievales
Providing a comprehensive examination of the capacity of ancient ships and seafarers to cope with seasonally changing sea conditions, this book draws on a wide range of ancient literary sources while also taking account of modern weather... more
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      Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology)Ancient and Medieval NavigationAncient NavigationAncient Roman economy, trade and commerce
In November 1490, Bernardino Rizo da Novara issued the earliest printed anonymous portolano. Several months later, a print privilege was issued at the request of Andrea Badoer, a merchant. With the support of a newly published database of... more
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      Early Modern HistoryAncient and Medieval NavigationNautical StudiesRenaissance Venice
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      Economic HistoryClassical ArchaeologyAncient and Medieval NavigationGreek and Roman History
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      Mediterranean StudiesIslamic HistoryMedieval Islamic HistoryMedieval Mediterranean
A short history of the Tower of the Winds in Athens as the navigational monument undergoes some much needed conservation work.
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      Ancient and Medieval NavigationAncient MonumentsAncient Sailing
As we already stated in a previous article, focusing on Yemen’s Red Seaside, History proved that instead of separating, the Bab al Mandeb Straits bring people around the two coasts close to one another. In this article, we analyze the... more
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      Cultural HistoryCultural StudiesRoman HistoryMiddle East Studies
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      History of Science and TechnologyWireless CommunicationsHistory of ScienceRadar
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      Ancient and Medieval NavigationAncient NavigationAncient Seafaring
El objetivo de este libro es estudiar los viajes de descubrimiento en la Edad Media. Hemos reservado este término a aquellos viajes que suponen la ampliación del mundo conocido, fuesen cuales fuesen sus condiciones de realización.
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      Medieval HistoryMedieval StudiesPortuguese Discoveries and ExpansionTravel Literature
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      Medieval StudiesAncient and Medieval NavigationMedieval french Narrative
The Gascon Rolls are the main source on "English" Gascony kept at the National Archives (TNA) of Kew. Since 2008, three editorial projects are publishing on the web the calendars of this source for the period 1317 to 1467. Guilhem Pépin... more
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      Medieval HistoryMedieval StudiesLate Medieval English HistoryMedieval England
The conference summary is as follows: “The Basques established relations with Native Americans in the St. Lawrence River area over many centuries, and evidence of this appears in historical records. A wealth of historical, archaeological... more
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      Native American ReligionsGeneticsNative American StudiesMaritime Archaeology
Les différents types de navigation vénitienne tels que les galères, les coques et les petits bâtiments privés n'étaient pas distincts les uns des autres. Ils se complétaient et se concurrençaient mutuellement. L'analyse... more
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      Naval HistoryVenetian HistoryVenetian possessions in the Eastern MediterraneanAncient and Medieval Navigation
Online GIS MOMM Congress (https://4e-congres-gis.sciencesconf.org/359061). Papers will be in French.
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      Medieval HistoryMedieval StudiesIranian StudiesRivers
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Jahrbuch des Vereins für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. 125 (2002). Neumünster, 2002, S. 83-96.
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      Medieval StudiesManuscripts (Medieval Studies)Language contactAncient and Medieval Navigation
El alejamiento del mundo y la renuncia a los bienes familiares no son características exclusivas de los hombres que hacen del desierto su lugar de residencia y de predicación. Durante la Edad Media y en las zonas insulares, el mar sirve... more
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      Latin LiteratureMedieval LiteratureHagiographyHistory of Religion
„Sterne weisen den Weg“ Ohne Navigation wäre Hamburg, das Tor zur Welt, nicht das, was es ist. Navigation hat die Welt begreifbar und kartografierbar gemacht. Navigation hat die Welt befahrbar gemacht. Erst die Navigation hat weltweiten... more
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      History of Science and TechnologyHistory of TechnologyHistory of ScienceHistory of Astronomy