
Автор: Henry Ardene Ormerod
Название: Piracy in the ancient world
Издательство: Liverpool, University Press of Liverpool
Год: 1924
Формат: DjVu
Страниц: 140
Размер: 2.26 Мb
Язык: английский
Seaborne brigands were greatly feared in the ancient world. Pirates not only preyed on merchant ships and fishing craft in the Mediterranean but also wreaked havoc on coastal townstaking men, women, and children to ransom or sell as slaves; raiding treasures; and exacting tribute from fearful town leaders.