Maritime technology in the ancient economy : ship-design and navigation - Arnaud, Pascal; Harris, William V. (William Vernon); Iara, Kristine, 1974- (Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2011)
Revised papers from a conference held at the American Academy in Rome and the University of Rome ’La Sapienza’ on June 16-17, 2009.
"Our specific claim in assembling this collection of papers has been to answer the question ... whether advances in either ship-construction or navigation are likely to have lowered the costs of maritime trade at any time during the longue durée of the Graeco-Roman Mediterranean"--P. [9].