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http://155.54.239.17:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/56| Title: | On Romans’routes |
| Authors: | Sabatini, Gianluca |
| Keywords: | Italy Ancient Rome Itinerarium Maritimum Sea culture |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | The author makes an unusual journey through the history of ancient Rome through the Itinerarium Maritimum Antonini Augusti, which reveals the relationship between the Romans and the sea and their maritime expertise. |
| Description: | The author makes an unusual journey through the history of ancient Rome through the Itinerarium Maritimum Antonini Augusti, which reveals the relationship between the Romans and the sea and their maritime expertise. This work is the register of the distances between some coastal towns located in the various provinces of the Roman Empire. Many scholars have wondered if it can be considered among the first pilot books in the history of navigation. The author describes the individual sections proposed by the Roman registry, dedicating ample space to historical, archaeological and geomorphological aspects of the more than 150 locations mentioned in the Itinerarium. The picture on the culture of the sea of the time is completed by a rich set of interesting indications and notions on the seafaring and on the Roman ships, on the winds and on the protective gods of the sailors. The distances, expressed in stages and in Roman miles, are put in relation with the real measurements in order to establish the degree of accuracy achieved in estimating the distances at sea. In addition, the author also examines the various hypotheses on those stopovers whose positioning has been lost over time. Original digital object: https://www.frangente.com/trunk/pr_file2_4283_nav37-sulle-rotte-romani.pdf |
| URI: | http://155.54.239.17:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/56 |
| Appears in Collections: | Intermediterranean |
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| On_Romans’_routes .pdf | The author makes an unusual journey through the history of ancient Rome through the Itinerarium Maritimum Antonini Augusti, which reveals the relationship between the Romans and the sea and their maritime expertise. This work is the register of the distances between some coastal towns located in the various provinces of the Roman Empire. Many scholars have wondered if it can be considered among the first pilot books in the history of navigation. The author describes the individual sections proposed by the Roman registry, dedicating ample space to historical, archaeological and geomorphological aspects of the more than 150 locations mentioned in the Itinerarium. The picture on the culture of the sea of the time is completed by a rich set of interesting indications and notions on the seafaring and on the Roman ships, on the winds and on the protective gods of the sailors. The distances, expressed in stages and in Roman miles, are put in relation with the real measurements in order to establish the degree of accuracy achieved in estimating the distances at sea. In addition, the author also examines the various hypotheses on those stopovers whose positioning has been lost over time. | 1,16 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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