Abstract
In the late Hellenistic and early Roman periods, peoples from the Anatolian coast of Rough Cilicia were labeled pirates by the Romans after they embarked on a campaign of terror designed to indicate dissatisfaction with Roman rule. After more than 60 years of intermittent conflict, Roman general Pompey brought rebellion to an end, and a period of increasing prosperity based on local resources was initiated. In the summer of 2004, the Rough Cilicia Maritime Archaeological Project, in coordination with the Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project, conducted an archaeological survey of one of the reported headquarters, the western harbor at Antiochia ad Cragum (Antioch). Ceramic and anchor data obtained from this survey are interpreted in this thesis, using similar artifact assemblages from the Mediterranean region for chronology and function. Spatial and temporal analyses, along with historical backgrounds and anthropological theories, are then used to construct preliminary conclusions regarding ancient social systems, particularly that of the pirates, operating in Rough Cilicia.
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