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Lionel Casson

"Lionel Casson is Professor Emeritus of Classics, New York University, and the author of Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World as well as many other books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel." -jacket blurb from Libraries in the Ancient World, 2001 (see also Wikipedia)

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American classicist (1914–2009)

Born	22 July 1914
Died	18 July 2009

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Ancient Egypt: Great Ages of Man

by Lionel Casson and Time-Life Books
First published in 1965
12 editions, 3 ebooks
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Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

by Lionel Casson and New Word City Editors First published in 1975
7 editions, 1 ebook

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The ancient mariners: seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times

by Lionel Casson First published in 1959
5 editions

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The Greek conquerors

by Lionel Casson First published in 1981
4 editions, 1 ebook
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Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World

by Lionel Casson First published in 1986
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The pharaohs.

by Lionel Casson
First published in 1981
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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Masters of ancient comedy: selections from: Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence

by Lionel Casson
First published in 1960
3 editions, 2 ebooks
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Life in Ancient Rome

by Lionel Casson First published in 2015
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Selected Satires of Lucian

by Lionel Casson First published in 2017
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Libraries in the Ancient World

by Lionel Casson First published in 2002
3 editions, 1 ebook

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Travel in the ancient world.

by Lionel Casson
First published in 1974
3 editions, 2 ebooks
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Ships and seamanship in the ancient world.

by Lionel Casson First published in 1971
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The Periplus Maris Erythraei

by Lionel Casson First published in 1989
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Illustrated history of ships & boats.

by Lionel Casson First published in 1964
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The ancient mariners: seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times

by Lionel Casson First published in 1959
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The Horizon book of daily life in ancient Rome

by Lionel Casson First published in 1975
2 editions, 1 ebook
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Ancient Egypt

by Lionel Casson First published in 1966
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Periplus Maris Erythraei: Text with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

by Lionel Casson First published in 2012
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The ancient mariners: seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times

by Lionel Casson
First published in 1964
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The barbarian kings

by Lionel Casson
First published in 1982
2 editions, 2 ebooks
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American classicist (1914–2009)

Born	22 July 1914
Died	18 July 2009

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL225584A
GoodReads: 1374
ISNI: 0000000110324410
Library of Congress Names: n50034387
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV052722
VIAF: 109364942
Wikidata: Q81203
Inventaire.io: wd:Q81203

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