Pirates 6: Rebels With A Cause

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🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Pirates appear to be the ultimate rebel. Their legendary greed for treasure and cutthroat nature made them non-conformist mavericks of the sea. And yet, not all is what we’ve been told. Pirates played an important part in politics and the matters of kingdoms and governments. Batten down the hatches for this episode of Pirates!

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0:00.0	Rome was on the move. With multiple territories already under their rule, the empire set out in the third century to conquer lands further north and east.
0:14.5	Their reputation preceded them, sparking fear in the hearts of their rivals, and for the most part they'd gone unchallenged.
0:21.6	But an unusual rival was about to step forward and test Rome's dominance.
0:26.7	King Agron was a mighty ruler in his own right, and his kingdom stretched far and wide
0:31.5	from the Danube River in the north and the mountains toward the east to the Adriatic Sea to his
0:36.6	south. The vibrant water and enchanting landscape were home to the Adriatic Sea to his south, the vibrant water and
0:38.6	enchanting landscape were home to many Illyrian tribes, including the Ardii. Although the king
0:44.8	ruled well, he knew the political landscape was shifting. To prepare for the inevitable, he built
0:50.0	great naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea and expanded his influence along the coast. And with
0:55.7	this military might, he focused on his kingdom's growth, challenging the Greek kingdom of Itolia.
1:02.3	During his campaign, Teota, his second wife, stayed behind as regent in place of Agron's infant
1:08.3	son from his first marriage, and the king didn't worry about his
1:11.8	kingdom in his absence, for his queen was strong-willed and a powerful force in her own right.
1:17.7	King Agron fought bravely alongside his men, and they were victorious. The kingdom celebrated with
1:23.0	great feasts, lots of dancing, and plenty of drinking contests. The festivities came to a close,
1:29.1	though, when Agron fell ill with pleuracy and died in 231 BC. With such political upheaval,
1:36.0	this might have been his kingdom's end, except Queen Teota had ambitions of her own. She
1:41.5	continued her attacks, relying heavily on one strategy in particular.
1:46.3	Piracy. So when she captured the capital of Epirus, a politically important Greek city,
1:52.1	Rome noticed. Teutas pirates robbed Rome's merchant ships and trade vessels, and to the Romans,
1:58.6	no one messed with their finances.
2:07.1	Gaius and Lucius Corncanius, Roman diplomats and brothers, met with Teota, hoping to persuade the Queen to ban piracy. Well, to ban her piracy, but not theirs. Rome had no intentions
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