description: 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 towns - taking men, women, and children for ransom or slavery, plundering treasuries, and exacting tribute from fearful town leaders.
language: English
title: Piracy in the ancient world: An essay in Mediterranean history
titlecomplete: Piracy in the ancient world: An essay in Mediterranean history
genres: Greece, Pirates, History
ratings_count: 32
publisher: Liverpool University Press