Philip De Souza, Philip de Souza, Souza Philip De

Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World

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Produktbeschreibung

An historical study of piracy in the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780521481373
• ISBN-10: 0521481376
• Artikelnr.: 22453862

Autorenporträt

Philip de Souza was Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. He is also the author of Seafaring and Civilisation (2001; 1861973624) and the forthcoming Ancient Naval Warfare.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The origins of piracy from the Bronze Age to Alexander
3. Hellenistic piracy
4. Cilician piracy
5. Pompey and the pirates
6. Pax Romana
7. Piracy in Late Antiquity
8. Conclusions.