Piracy in the Greek World from the Fifth Century B.C. to the Reign of Alexander the Great Cover Image

Pirateria în lumea greacă din secolul V î.Hr. şi până la Alexandru cel Mare
Piracy in the Greek World from the Fifth Century B.C. to the Reign of Alexander the Great

Author(s): Bogdan Rusu
Subject(s): History
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: Peloponnesian War; pirates; Greek states; Athens; Macedonia.

Summary/Abstract: The Peloponnesian War brought to the Greek world a new enemy, the pirates, with a different type of warfare, with different actions from classical warfare. The pirates had been used by the Greek generals as auxiliary units for their army in all conflicts between the Greek states in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Alexander the Great was the one who freed the sea from the pirates’ control and secured the sea for merchant ships.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 7-18
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian