Piracy and the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Louise Hitchcock | Dr. Aren Maeir.

In this episode titled "Piracy in the Bronze Age Collapse" we are joined by none other than Dr. Louise Hitchcock and Dr. Aren Maeir! Together they guide us into an obscure but important aspect of not just the Late Bronze Age but of the Bronze Age Collapse itself and that is the subject of piracy. Are the Sea Peoples merely pirates or is it more complicated? What does archaeology tell us about piracy in the Late Bronze Age? Were there pirate kings and pirate kingdoms? Do we have primary sources on piracy in the Late Bronze Age? Can the Iliad and the Odyssey be taken as a historical source and do these works reflect Bronze Age piracy? Why were the Sea Peoples easily defeated in open battle?  These are just a few of the subjects that we attack in this fun episode on the Sea Peoples, Piracy and the Bronze Age Collapse. Celebrate the birthplace of civilization and get our Sumerian Shirt | Hoodie | Coffee Mug today! CLOTHES: https://teespring.com/Sumerian-Clothing?pid=212&cid=5818 COFFEE MUGS: https://teespring.com/sumerian-coffee-mug?pid=658&cid=102908 Check out our new store! https://teespring.com/stores/the-history-shop Get your Sea Peoples | Late Bronze Age Merch below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/new-sea-peoples-mediterranean?pid=658&cid=102950 Hoodies | Shirts | Tank Tops: https://teespring.com/get-sea-peoples-mediterranean?pid=212&cid=5819 Get your Hittite Merch below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/HittiteEmpireMug?pid=658&cid=102950&sid=front Shirts | Tank Tops | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/hittite-empire-shirt?pid=2&cid=2397 Trojan War Merch Below! Mugs: https://teespring.com/trojan-war-coffee-mug?pid=658&cid=102950 Tank Tops | Shirts | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/TrojanWarShirt?pid=2&cid=2397 Donate directly to PayPal: https://paypal.me/NickBarksdale Check out the awesome work of Dr. Hitchcock at these links below! Academia profile where you can access her work that is free to the public. https://unimelb.academia.edu/LouiseHitchcock Get her books here! Aegean Art and Architecture: https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/aegean-art-and-architecture-9780192842084?cc=au&lang=en& Minoan Architecture: A Contextual Analysis: http://www.astromeditions.com/books/book/?artno=PB155 Theory for Classics: https://www.routledge.com/Theory-for-Classics-A-Students-Guide-1st-Edition/Hitchcock/p/book/9780203932919 DAIS: The Aegean Feast https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.php?search_key=9789042924277&series_number_str=29 Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/ashlarblocks Support Dr. Maeir and his work at these links! Academia : https://biu.academia.edu/AMaeir YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/arenmaeir The Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Official (and Unofficial) Weblog : https://gath.wordpress.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support