Late Byzantine ships and shipping, 1204-1453
Author(s)
Advisor
Gates, CharlesDate
2006Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
This study has aimed to investigate the problem of interpreting the nature and
influence of Byzantine ships and shipping in the later Middle ages. Maritime
transport activities and ships or shipbuilding of the Byzantines during the later
Medieval age, between 1204-1453, have never been adequately revealed. The
textual, pictorial, and archaeological evidence of Byzantine maritime activities is
collected in this study. This limited evidence is evaluated in order to gain a better
understanding of Byzantine maritime activities such as shipbuilding and maritime
commerce. The impact of these activities in the Late Medieval age is discussed.