07-21-2008, 02:35 AM
I recently saw a chart in a book showing approximate sailing times from Rome to other cities: 2 days to Pompeii (IIRC), for instance. But for the past three days I've been going through every Roman book in my library trying to find it again, and I can't.
I'm also trying to find references to the prevailing winds, and what times they tended to be from which quarter. I have a general idea that they tended to be counter-clockwise on the map (Egypt to Judea to Thrace to Greece to Italy to Gaul to Spain), but I could be dead wrong.
Does anyone know if there's a good reference online for Mediterranean navigation? Especially in the first century AD?
Many thanks in advance!
I'm also trying to find references to the prevailing winds, and what times they tended to be from which quarter. I have a general idea that they tended to be counter-clockwise on the map (Egypt to Judea to Thrace to Greece to Italy to Gaul to Spain), but I could be dead wrong.
Does anyone know if there's a good reference online for Mediterranean navigation? Especially in the first century AD?
Many thanks in advance!
Wayne Anderson/ Wander
