Piracy as a Political Issue in the Roman Republic (1) : The Situaton in the Second Century B.C.

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  • ローマ共和政における政治問題としての海賊（1） : 前2世紀末の状況
  • ローマ キョウワセイ ニオケル セイジ モンダイ トシテノ カイゾク （1） : ゼン2セイキマツ ノ ジョウキョウ

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Although there are no testimonies which present piracy as crucial menace for Romans, they had increasingly carried out the military actions against pirates by the end of the 2nd. Century B.C. That appears to be explained by two factors: 1. An imperialistic tactics: Rome would have presented themselves as a protector of the mediterranean world by the suppression of pirates. 2 A measure in the Roman political life: The military success gave Roman elites some political advantages. It would seem that piracy was a political issue for Romans in these two meanings. However, evidences of Roman attack against Cilician pirates in 102-100 B.C. show us that the pirates would have brought Romans into certain critical conditions. The judgment on this supposition requires us an inquiry into the situation in the following century.

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