vi contents
Part III PolitiCs and Power 137
9 Thalassocracies 139
David Abulafia10 Nautical Technology 154
Ruthy Gertwagen
11 Piracy 170
Clifford R. Backman
12 Cartography 184
Emilie Savage-Smith
Part Iv Settlement and SoCiety 201
13 Settlement Patterns 203
John Bintliff
14 Cave Dwelling 219
Valerie Ramseyer
15 Family and Household 234
Paola Sacchi and Pier Paolo Viazzo
16 Disease 250
Robert Sallares
17 Forms of Slavery 263
Youval Rotman
Part v Language and Culture 279
18 Material Culture 281
Tehmina Goskar
19 Visual Culture 296
Cecily J. Hilsdale
20 Mediterranean Literature 314
Sharon Kinoshita
21 Lingua Franca 330
Karla Mallette
22 Hybridity 345
Steven A. Epstein
Part vI Religions in ConfliCt and Co-existenCe 359
23 Ethno-Religious Minorities 361
Brian A. Catlos