Piracy be an act o’ robbery or (criminal) violence by ship-borne attackers upon another vessel or a coastal area, typically with th’ goal o’ stealin’ cargo and other valuables.

An elaborate romance?
The Etruscan reputation for piracy
The Etruscans were reputed to be tenacious pirates. Is this reputation deserved? The answer requires a look at the ancient sources.

A noble bastard and a globalizing world
Few Greek vases have spawned as much discussion as one found in Cerveteri and dating to the seventh century BC.

Dionysius the Phocaean
An Archaic pirate
Even though the ancient Mediterranean was rife with piracy, relatively few pirates are known to us by name.
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