The Bronze Age Mediterranean was a world of immense wealth, it's ships laden with goods sailing between powerful kingdoms. But those same sea lanes were stalked by pirates...so who were these armed raiders who descended on merchant ships and coastal settlements, stealing precious cargo, taking captives and leaving destruction in their wake?
Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Jorrit Kelder, expert on the Bronze Age Aegean to investigate. How dangerous were these ancient pirates? How widespread were their raids? And could their exploits have helped inspire some of the ancient world's greatest legends, from Odysseus to the Trojan War?
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