Farmers into Sailors: Ship Maintenance, Greek Agriculture, and the Athenian Monopoly on Kean Ruddle (<i>IG</i> II<sup>2</sup> 1128)

Authors

  • Ephraim Lytle

Abstract

The Athenians’ strategic interest in Kean ruddle can be explained by the ancient belief, attested in the agricultural and medical writers and supported by the remains of Greek ships, that ruddle had protective properties against dry rot and woodborers.

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Published

2013-06-18

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Vol. 53 No. 3 (2013)

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