Piratería en la Antigüedad : un ensayo sobre historia del Mediterráneo /
Henry Ormerod's classic Piracy in the Ancient World brings the treachery of the ancient high seas alive. Drawing on the works of Homer and Thucydides and the historical records that have survived from ancient Greece and Rome, Ormerod reconstructs the dangers of coastal living and seafaring and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Spanish English |
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[Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla] :
Renacimiento,
[2012]
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| Series: | Colección Isla de la Tortuga ;
14. |
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| Online Access: | Digitalia Hispánica |
| Summary: | Henry Ormerod's classic Piracy in the Ancient World brings the treachery of the ancient high seas alive. Drawing on the works of Homer and Thucydides and the historical records that have survived from ancient Greece and Rome, Ormerod reconstructs the dangers of coastal living and seafaring and the attempts of ancient society to protect itself against the threat of invasion from the seas. He describes the general nature of early piracy, ancient navigation, and the pirate's routines and tactics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788484726753 8484726754 |