Summary of Laura Sook Duncombe's Pirate Women

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#1 Piracy has been around since the Bronze Age, when the Mediterranean was a hotbed for piratical activity. The word pirate comes from the ancient Greek word piero, which means to make an attempt.

#2 The geography of the sea, as well as political reasons, helped piracy take off in the ancient world. People did their best to thwart it, but it was hard to stop pirates who were already operating in small, isolated villages.

#3 The first known female pirate was Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus, who was also the queen of Caria. She was born in the fifth century BCE to a Carian father and a Cretan mother. She had a grown son, and thus had no reason to go into battle, but she did anyway.

#4 Piracy was more accepted in ancient times than it is today because it was more like intertribal warfare than nationless piracy. Acts of warfare, unlike acts of piracy, are generally accepted as legitimate in most times and countries.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669387701

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Piracy has been around since the Bronze Age, when the Mediterranean was a hotbed for piratical activity. The word pirate comes from the ancient Greek word piero, which means to make an attempt.

#2

The geography of the sea, as well as political reasons, helped piracy take off in the ancient world. People did their best to thwart it, but it was hard to stop pirates who were already operating in small, isolated villages.

#3

The first known female pirate was Queen Artemisia I of Halicarnassus, who was also the queen of Caria. She was born in the fifth century BCE to a Carian father and a Cretan mother. She had a grown son, and thus had no reason to go into battle, but she did anyway.

#4

Piracy was more accepted in ancient times than it is today because it was more like intertribal warfare than nationless piracy. Acts of warfare, unlike acts of piracy, are generally accepted as legitimate in most times and countries.

#5

Only one type of woman was given the same freedom as the king: the hetaera. She was a courtesan who was not a prostitute. She was allowed to participate in the symposia, drinking parties where philosophy was discussed and debated.

#6

Artemisia was a Greek queen who was known for her pirating skills. She had been sailing with Xerxes the Great, the Persian king, for some time before the Battle of Salamis.

#7

The Battle of Salamis, which took place in September of 480 BCE, was the result of a trap set by the Greek general Themistocles. He sent a messenger into the Persian camp to tell them that the Greek navy was anchored in the straits of Salamis.

#8

The Battle of Salamis was the final battle