Interview: On Hellenistic Naval Warfare w/ Stephen DeCasien

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4.7 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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From the super galleys of the Hellenistic monarchs to the engagements of Cape Ecnomus and Drepana during the First Punic War, the Hellenistic Age was the epoch of naval warfare in the ancient world. Joining us is nautical archaeologist and PhD student Stephen DeCasien to talk about the intricacies and evolution of the navy during the period, the practicalities and philosophy of building the gargantuan Tessarakonteres, and why it ultimately fell out of favor following the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) Show Links Website/Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/interview-on-hellenistic-naval-warfare-w-stephen-decasien/) Stephen DeCasien Twitter (https://twitter.com/SDeCasien) RPM Nautical Foundation(https://rpmnautical.org) Link to Institute of Nautical Archaeology(https://nauticalarch.org.) Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Discord (https://discord.gg/VJcyUcN) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Donations: Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)

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0:00.0	Hi, you're listening to the Hellenistic Age podcast.
0:13.2	Interview episode on Hellenistic Naval Warfare with Stephen Dissan.
0:24.6	Thank you. with Stephen DeSachan. Hello everyone.
0:26.0	Today we have joining us, Stephen DeSachian, a PhD student out of Texas A&M University.
0:31.9	Stephen currently studies nautical archaeology,
0:34.4	specifically the role of naval warfare within the Greco-Roman world, among other
0:38.6	related topics, such as the composition of navies, the role of naval monuments, and technical aspects
0:44.3	such as warships and rams. He currently runs communications for the RPM Nautical Foundation,
0:49.8	and is a research assistant for the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. As always, thanks for coming on the show and glad to have you here.
0:56.9	We can start with a bit on your background.
0:59.1	What led you to focusing on ancient naval warfare during your education?
1:02.9	Was it because you wanted an excuse to be able to go deep-sea diving
1:06.0	and enjoy the sunny weather of the coastal Mediterranean as part of your fieldwork?
1:10.4	Or is that more of a romanticized
1:12.6	ideal of how you got started? Well, first off, you know, thank you for having me on the show.
1:17.4	Being a nautical archaeologist does have its perks, right? Like you said, however, for every
1:22.4	hour you spend in the field, it usually results in spending many, many more hours in the library
1:27.3	researching and writing.
1:28.8	I never really planned on being an auto archaeologist.
1:31.8	It was more of a dream that developed organically through my education.
1:35.7	I did, however, grow up in New Jersey, next to the bay and next to the ocean, so I would visit
1:40.2	and take catam rounds out as a child.
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