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CLAS1309: Pirates, Merchants, and Marines: Seafaring in the Ancient Mediterranean

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
Covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today.
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies.

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