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Episode 3: A Voyage into the Roman Empire and the Basics of Sailing Culture


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The title says it all, crew! Time to get your daily thought in about the Roman Empire. We are heading out to explore some simple yet engaging cultural aspects to sailors in ancient Rome. We also discuss your captain's niche interest of sailing culture and how it influences main society.



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Huppert, D., Oldelehr, H., Krammling, B., Benson, J., & Brandt, T. (2016). What the ancient greeks and Romans knew (and did not know) about seasickness. Neurology, 86(6), 560–565. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000002355


Rauh, N. K., Dillon, M. J., & McClain, T. D. (2008). Ochlos Nautikos: Leisure Culture and Underclass Discontent in the Roman Maritime World. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary Volumes6, 197–242. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40379303

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