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Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World

by Philip de Souza

Pirates, piracy, banditry and warfare were very much part of the Greco-Roman world and were well instilled in ancient Greek literature by c.800 BC. Philip de Souza presents a detailed account of the origins and development of piracy and pirates from the Archaic period through to Late Antiquity. Laid out chronologically and based purely on literary sources, this study presents a different perspective on piracy, showing it to be diverse, evolving and much more complex than was traditionally envisaged. 276p (Cambridge Univ Press 1999, Pb 2002)

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