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Essay on History of Privateering Pirates | ||
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This is the first 1,000 characters of 2762 words (11.05 pages) in the essay titled History of Privateering Pirates I will explore the history of the first pirates, giving background needed to understand piracy in early Europe. I will take you on a journey through the life of Pirates and Privateers in early Europe. I will look at how the roles of Pirates and Privateers have changed over time and how opposing governments used them to help fight their wars. I will also look at the changes in the technology used by Pirates and Privateers.Recordings dating as far back as 4,000 years tell of the threat of pirate raids to merchant ships. These pirate raids occurred mainly in the Persian golf and Mediterranean Sea because substantial sea trade existed in this area. Pirates were credited with causing economic leading to inflation, famine and general misery. Laws to combat the problem of piracy were introduced by the Babloianian Cuneiform script as part of the code of Hammurabi (1948-1905B.C.). The code was simply a combination of laws from earlier time periods. Egypt was one of the wealthiest countries at this time and so had the most to lose to piracy. Egypt had it s own laws to combat piracy. A law issued by Hammurabi during his reign, 1350-1315 BC stated that, If the poor man, in order to serve the pharaoh, made for himself a craft with its sails….and he was robbed of the craft and the dues, the poor man stood reft of his goods and stripped of his many labors. This is wrong, and the pharaoh will suppress it by excellent measures. . The need for laws to protect the citizens ... |
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Keywords: pirates, combat piracy, code of hammurabi, pirate ships, pirate raids, privateering, cuneiform script, privateers, merchant ships, egypt, mediterranean sea, pharaoh, europe, journey through the life, wealthiest countries, sea trade, labors