El personal empleado en la construcción naval en la Atenas del siglo V a.C.

Chiara Maria Mauro

doi:10.5209/geri.83693

Workers involved in shipbuilding and ships decoration in the 5th century BC Athens

Chiara Maria Mauro Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/geri.83693

Keywords: shipbuilding, shipyards, shipwrights, ships, Athens, professions

Abstract

In the first half of the 5^th cent. BC, Athens speeded up the construction of triremes owned by the polis within a process that had actually begun by the end of the previous century. This situation resulted in an increase of the information concerning shipbuilding and ships’ decoration in Athens; at the same time, there is also a growth of data referred to the workers employed in such activities. This paper is aimed at identifying the different workers involved in the construction and decoration of the ships, examining their functions, and determining what were their economic and social conditions.

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Mauro C. M. (2023). Workers involved in shipbuilding and ships decoration in the 5th century BC Athens. Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua, 41(1), 35-61. https://doi.org/10.5209/geri.83693

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