Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.07.30 William M. Murray, The Age
of Titans: the Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies.
Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture. Oxford; New York: Oxford
University Press, 2012. Pp. xxvii, 356. ISBN 9780195388640.
$45.00. Reviewed by Janice J. Gabbert, Wright State University
(email@example.com) This book is intended as an examination of
the Hellenistic phenomena of big ships, insofar as the evidence
allows. It is at least as valuable for its appendices and notes
as for the text, since it is thoroughly documented and includes
numerous figures, maps, and tables. The author has a penchant
for technical detail and also for statistics, which he knows are
not necessarily reliable, although he uses them to the greatest
extent possible. The volume contains seven chapters and each
will be discussed in turn. The Introduction, ”Understanding the
Big Ship Phenomenon,” briefly defines the subject and the
problems associated with understanding the issue, including the
naming of the ships