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100 1 _aSestier, Jules M.
245 1 3 _aLa piraterie dans l'antiquité
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-07-17
508 _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
520 _a"La piraterie dans l'antiquité" by Jules M. Sestier is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins, evolution, and impact of piracy in ancient Mediterranean civilizations, emphasizing how it was intertwined with social structures and maritime trade. Sestier delves into the cultural and historical contexts that allowed piracy to flourish, suggesting that it was often considered a legitimate practice in the early stages of societal development. The opening of the book discusses the fundamental connection between piracy and the primitive state of human civilization, particularly highlighting that piracy emerged as a necessity for survival among early maritime peoples. The author articulates that, during prehistoric times, piracy was not viewed as a crime but as a means of acquiring essential resources, akin to warfare on land. Sestier further outlines how the evolution of human societies, the rise of commerce, and changes in social structures gradually transformed piracy into a recognized threat, ultimately leading to its repression in later historical contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPirates
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18849
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