Lionel Casson

Lionel Casson (* Lionel I. Cohen July 22, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, † July 18, 2009 in New York) was an American classical scholar, particularly of the exploration of the ancient seafaring devoted himself.

Casson studied at New York University, where he 1939 Ph.D. received his doctorate and then worked as a lecturer, interrupted by war service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. From 1961 to 1979 he was Professor of Classical Studies ( Classics ) at New York University.

With a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1952 Casson explored the ancient seafaring and trading history and was one years traveling through the Mediterranean to study ancient port facilities. He summarized his research together in several fundamental monographs. In addition, he was also involved in ancient everyday and library history as well as ancient Egypt.

Writings

  • The ancient mariners. 1959th German Translation: The seafarers of antiquity. Prestel Munich 1979, ISBN 3-7913-0461-5.
  • Ancient Egypt. 1965th German Translation: Ancient Egypt. Time-Life, Amsterdam, 1966 ( more spending ).
  • Ships and seamanship in the ancient world. In 1971.
  • Travel in the ancient world. 1974th German translation: Travel in the Old World. Prestel, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-7913-0367-8.
  • The pharaohs. 1981st German translation: the pharaohs. 3rd edition. Christian, Munich 1984.
  • The Greek conquerors. 1981st German translation: the Greek conquerors. 2nd edition. Christian, Munich 1984.
  • The barbarian kings. 1982nd German Translation: The barbarian kings. Christian, Munich 1983.
  • Libraries in the ancient world. . In 2001, German translation: Libraries in the Ancient World. Artemis and Winkler, Dusseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-538-07134-9.
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