Author: Lionel Casson

Also known as: Lionel Casson ed., Lionel et al Casson, Ed. & Trans. by Lionel Casson, Illustrated Time-Life Books Editors; Lionel Casson

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Books by Lionel Casson

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Libraries in the Ancient World 277 copies, 4 reviews
Ancient Egypt 137 copies, 2 reviews
Mysteries of the past 94 copies
Travel in the Ancient World 79 copies
The Ancient Mariners 53 copies
Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World 36 copies, 1 review
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome 22 copies
Everyday life in ancient Egypt 14 copies, 1 review
The pharaohs 12 copies
The Greek conquerors 10 copies
The barbarian kings 7 copies
Masters of ancient comedy; selections from: Aristophanes, Menander,… 6 copies
Illustrated history of ships & boats 6 copies
The Periplus Maris Erythraei : text with introduction, translation, and… 4 copies, 1 review
Classical Age 4 copies
Ancient trade and society 2 copies
Libraries of the Ancient World 1 copy
The Athlit Ram (Nautical Archaeology Series) 1 copy

Series with books by Lionel Casson

Great Ages of Man 1 book by Lionel Casson: 137 total copies
Time-Life's Great Ages of Man A History of the World's Cultures 1 book by Lionel Casson: 0 total copies

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1914

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USA

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New York, New York, USA (birth)

Education

New York University School of Law

New York University

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classicist

historian (maritime)

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Archaeological Institute of America Gold Medal (2005)

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