Piracy in the Graeco-Roman world
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Author
Publication
1999 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, England
Language
English
Word Count
69,000 words, Guess
Page Count
276 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL32254M
- ISBN-100521481376
- OCLC Control Number42004380
- OCLC Control Numberpiracyingraecoro0000deso
- Library of Congress Control Number99013647
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- LibraryThing3532483
- Goodreads6004376
Classifications
- LCCDE88 .D4 1999
Description
"This book is an innovative historical study of piracy in the Graeco-Roman world from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity. It explores the conditions which allowed piracy to flourish in the ancient Mediterranean, especially the close relationship between warfare and piracy, and examines the impact which pirates had upon ancient society. Surprisingly, in view of the prominence of pirates in many works of Classical literature, this book is the first to offer detailed analysis of the portrayal of piracy by ancient writers, including Homer, Cicero and the ancient novels, taking account of the political, social and literary contexts which shaped their accounts."--Jacket.
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