THE PIRATES OF THE AEGEAN
Centuries before the discovery of the New World and the exploits of the Caribbean pirates, there was piracy in the Aegean. The author and researcher Leonidas Gourgourinis opens up an unknown but important page of our maritime history
450 Years Since the Battle of Lepanto – Hellenism and Europe
Paper title: “Captain Petros Lanzas and the Phenomenon of Piracy on the Road to the Battle of Lepanto,” Leonidas Gourgourinis, Historical Researcher The symposium was held under the auspices of: •Her Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. •Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Secretariat for Overseas Hellenism and Public Diplomacy. For the organization of the scientific symposium and