Article ID: CBB001422528

The Voyage of Leucippe and Clitophon: A New Interpretation (2014)

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As told in a novel of the second century ad, the couple Leucippe and Clitophon boarded a ship sailing from Beirut to Alexandria. The ship, apparently a 20-metre-long coaster, set out on a SW course, driven by an easterly wind. On the third day the wind shifted abruptly to the south-west, and the sea rose. Despite the efforts to tack, balance the ship and make way to windward, she was wrecked near Pelusium in Egypt. The weather phenomenon described is explained by a change of synoptic conditions, typical to the region, most probably in a transitional season, spring or autumn. The suggested course and distances made by the ship differ from a previous analysis of this voyage by Jean Rougé in 1978.

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Authors & Contributors
Guichard, Luis Arturo
García Alonso, Juan Luis
Laurent Bricault
Julian Whitewright
Santamaría, Marco Antonio
Filipe Vieira de Castro
Concepts
Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge
Roman Empire
Sea travel
Sailing ships
Travel; exploration
Science and literature
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
2nd century
Early modern
Renaissance
6th century
Places
Mediterranean region
Hellenistic world
Egypt
Alexandria (Egypt)
Nile River
Atlantic Ocean
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