Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History [electronic resource] : Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean /
Atauz, Ayse Devrim.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
Offering a general overview of essential facts, including geographical and oceanographic factors that would have affected the navigation of historic ships, major relevant historical texts and documents, the logistical possibilities of ancient ship design, a detailed study of sea currents and wind patterns, and especially the archaeological remains (or scarcity thereof) around the Maltese maritime perimeter, the author argues that Malta mattered far less in maritime history than has been previously asserted.
Ancient history of Malta : from prehistory to the Arab conquest -- Medieval Malta : from the period of Muslim occupation to the arrival of the Order of Saint John -- The Order of Saint John in Malta -- Naval organization of the Order of Saint John -- Naval functions of the Order of Saint John -- Maltese population, 1530-1798 -- Conclusions.
Offering a general overview of essential facts, including geographical and oceanographic factors that would have affected the navigation of historic ships, major relevant historical texts and documents, the logistical possibilities of ancient ship design, a detailed study of sea currents and wind patterns, and especially the archaeological remains (or scarcity thereof) around the Maltese maritime perimeter, the author argues that Malta mattered far less in maritime history than has been previously asserted.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-364) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Underwater archaeology
Piracy