For 2500 years, the Lipari Islands served as the premiere pirate haven while raiders of the sea disrupted the Greek empire’s trading routes and threatened its ships. For a time, the culture of pre-classical Greece regarded piracy—and owning slaves—as a common and acceptable occurrence, even an honorable profession. More @Wikipedia
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