Project Gutenberg 2006-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 112 Sestier, Jules M. 40020947 La piraterie dans l'antiquité Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Pirates DE Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. FR Histoire Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Warfare 615038 2025-08-08T06:31:43.928207 text/html 606446 2020-06-26T05:14:03 text/html 283130 2025-08-08T06:31:57.228160 application/epub+zip 293598 2025-08-08T06:31:48.105177 application/epub+zip 278207 2025-08-08T06:31:46.373205 application/epub+zip 569649 2025-08-08T06:32:02.937075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530938 2025-08-08T06:31:55.907143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498218 2022-09-09T06:11:00.306879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443123 2025-08-08T06:31:42.374202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442919 2020-06-26T05:14:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18305 2025-08-08T06:32:03.076075 application/rdf+xml 12785 2025-08-08T06:31:46.958157 image/jpeg 3082 2025-08-08T06:31:46.669162 image/jpeg 168946 2020-06-26T05:14:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 193470 2020-06-26T05:14:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 263662 2025-08-08T06:31:43.968236 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog