Méditerranée, mer (e)‎ de pirates

Other Title(s)

Ancient Mediterranean, sea of pirates

Author

Pierre-Hubert, Pernici

Source

Revue d'Histoire Mediterrannéenne

Issue

Vol. 2, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.45-60, 16 p.

Publisher

Abderrahmane Mira University-Bejaia Faculty of Human and Social Sciences

Publication Date

2020-12-31

Country of Publication

Algeria

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

History and Archaeology

Topics

Abstract EN

The Mediterranean Sea has always been an ideal ground for the practice and development of piracy.

This phenomenon, this way of navigating unique, has been attested and widespread since ancient times.

Literary and historical sources have tackled it from antiquity.

Homere and Thucydide were the first authors to evoke it.

Several phases and forms of piracy can be observed during the first millennium before our era, an evolution that occurred in parallel with the evolution of the navigation and development of ancient Mediterranean powers .Who were these pirates? How was ancient piracy organized and practiced? This study attempts to present these different elements through the medieval literature and the impact of piracy on the geopolitical context in the ancient Mediterranean.

Piracy was, in the first instance, portrayed in a quite noble manner, then evolved into a more military and political practice before it led to generalized conflicts between super powers such as Rome and pirates.

Abstract FRE

La Méditerranée fut de tout temps, un terrain idéal pour la pratique et le développement de la piraterie.

Ce phénomène, cette façon de naviguer tout à fait singulière, est attestée et répandue depuis des temps très anciens, les sources littéraires et historiques l'abordèrent dès l'Antiquité.

Homère et Thucydide furent parmi les premiers auteurs à l'évoquer.

Plusieurs phases et plusieurs formes de piraterie peuvent être observées au cours du Ier millénaire avant notre ère, une évolution qui s'effectua en parallèle de l'évolution de la navigation et du développement des puissances méditerranéennes anciennes.

Qui étaient ces pirates? Comment s'organisait et se pratiquait la piraterie antique? Cette étude va tenter de présenter ces différents éléments à travers la littérature ancienne et l'impact de la piraterie sur le contexte géopolitique de la Méditerranée antique.

La piraterie était, dans un premier temps, dépeinte de manière assez noble, pour ensuite évoluer vers une pratique plus militaire et politique, avant d'aboutir à des conflits généralisés entre des super-puissances telle que Rome et les pirates.

The Mediterranean has always been an ideal ground for the practice and development of piracy.

This phenomenon, this very unique way of navigating, has been attested and widespread since very ancient times; literary and historical sources addressed it from antiquity.

Homer and Thucydides were among the first authors to mention it.

Several phases and forms of piracy can be observed during the 1st millennium BC, an evolution that took place in parallel with the evolution of navigation and the development of the ancient mediterranean powers.

Who were these pirates? How was ancient piracy organized and practiced? This study will attempt to present these different elements through ancient literature and the impact of piracy on the geopolitical context of the ancient Mediterranean.

Piracy was, at first, portrayed in a rather noble way, then evolved into a more military and political practice, before culminating in widespread conflicts between superpowers such as Rome and the pirates.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pierre-Hubert, Pernici. 2020. Méditerranée, mer (e) de pirates. Revue d'Histoire Mediterrannéenne،Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.45-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334413

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pierre-Hubert, Pernici. Méditerranée, mer (e) de pirates. Revue d'Histoire Mediterrannéenne Vol. 2, no. 2 (Dec. 2020), pp.45-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334413

American Medical Association (AMA)

Pierre-Hubert, Pernici. Méditerranée, mer (e) de pirates. Revue d'Histoire Mediterrannéenne. 2020. Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.45-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1334413

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

French

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 59-60

Record ID

BIM-1334413