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In 75 BCE a band of Cilician pirates in the Aegean Sea captured a 25-year-old Roman nobleman named Julius Caesar, who had been on his way to study oratory in Rhodes. As the story is related in Plutarch ’s Parallel Lives, the capture was a minor inconvenience for Caesar but very bad luck for the pirates.
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Julius Caesar Against the Pirates (Italian: Giulio Cesare contro i pirati) is a 1962 Italian adventure film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane and Gordon Mitchell. It is loosely based on actual events from the early life of Julius Caesar.
Aug 22, 2023 · An Insulting Ransom. Caesar was offended that the pirates set his ransom to 20 talents of silver. Even though Caesar seemed to be getting along well enough in captivity, the pirates were still hoping to get the ransom from his family in exchange for their son's safety.
During Caesar's time, piracy was rampant in the Mediterranean Sea. Pirates, often hailing from the Cilician coast, terrorized the maritime trade routes, seizing ships, and holding prominent individuals for ransom.
Caesar Against the Pirates: Directed by Sergio Grieco. With Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell, Piero Lulli. Julius Caesar flees Rome because of a conspirary against him and is given refuge the king of Bithnyia.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Sergio Grieco
- 1962-04-23
Caesar Against the Pirates 1962 Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell Sword and Sandal.
- 100 min
- 26.1K
- Sword and Sandal FLIX
Caesar felt insulted at the twenty talents (480,000 sesterces) ransom and insisted that the pirates raise the demand to fifty talents (1,200,000 sesterces) more suitable for his status; his retinue quickly raised the money in the local cities, before returning to the pirate stronghold.
