Pirates of the Mediterranean - World History Encyclopedia
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, the Eastern Byzantine Empire retained control of the Mediterranean and the slave trade until the rise of Islam in the early 7th century CE. Islam forbade the enslavement of Muslims by Muslims and yet the Arabs relied on slave labor as much as the Byzantines did. In the … 展开
Pirates are mentioned in the Amarna Letters (14th century BCE), a collection of correspondence between various rulers of the Near East and Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE). In one letter, the pharaoh Akhenaten writes to the king of … 展开
Another people who were regularly identified with piracy were the Illyrians. King Agron (r. 250-231 BCE) of Illyria (on the Balkan Peninsula) … 展开
The most famous pirates were the Sea Peoples who destroyed whole regions and toppled empires between c. 1276-1178 BCE. They are best known from the inscriptions of the … 展开
The Illyrian pirates had followed a code established earlier by Greek pirates of not attacking their own people or region. The Greek pirate Dionysus the Phocaean (5th century BCE) was … 展开
Pirates in the Ancient Mediterranean - World History …
网页2019年8月19日 · Piracy, defined as the act of attacking and robbing a ship or port by sea, had a long history in the ancient Mediterranean …
Ancient Mediterranean piracy - Wikipedia
Piracy in the ancient Mediterranean dates back at least as far as the Bronze Age. The roots of the word "piracy" come from the ancient Greek πειράομαι, or peiráomai, meaning "attempt" (i.e., of something illegal for personal gain). This morphed into πειρατής, or peiratēs, meaning "brigand," and from that to the Latin pirata, where the modern English word pirate originated. According to the classical historian Janice Gabbert, "The eastern Mediterranean has been plagued by piracy si…
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Scourge of the Inner Sea: The Pirates of the Ancient Mediterranean
网页2021年8月31日 · Thousands of years before Blackbeard, Mediterranean pirates prowled the ancient world, raiding ships and eluding pursuers. Until Pompey finally stopped them.
Barbarossa, the most feared pirate of the Mediterranean
网页2019年10月7日 · This 16th-century corsair was the most feared pirate of the Mediterranean. No Spanish ships or ports were safe when dread pirate Barbarossa, ally …
Pirates once swashbuckled across the ancient …
网页2020年4月16日 · Pirates once swashbuckled across the ancient Mediterranean. Thousands of years before Blackbeard, these buccaneers raided ships, stole booty—and even kidnapped a young Julius Caesar.
Cilician pirates - Wikipedia
网页Cilician pirates dominated the Mediterranean Sea from the 2nd century BC until their suppression by Pompey in 67–66 BC. Because there were notorious pirate strongholds …
Ancient Mediterranean Piracy: Tales of Sea Raiders - Pirates! Fact …
网页His vessels, notorious for their piratical endeavors, spread tales of Polycrates' fearsome reputation across the shores of Greece. Explore the history of piracy in the ancient …
Piracy Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
网页Piracy, defined as the act of attacking and robbing a ship or port by sea, had a long history in the ancient Mediterranean stretching from the time of the Egyptian pharaoh …
Ancient Mediterranean piracy - Wikiwand
网页Histories of the early Mediterranean include many references to piracy and measures taken to deal with it. It has been suggested that Pirate Articles, which structured the pirate …
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