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- ...[[9th century]], Sicily was conquered by the [[Arabs]], and soon Saracen [[pirate]]s began to raid across the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], with dramatic effects for L Though still plagued by pirate raids, the island was continually populated from this point onward. Rule of7 KB (1,059 words) - 10:39, 2 October 2009
- ...ul Mare'' (Castle-on-the-Sea), erected in [[1551]] to counter the frequent pirate attacks. It include a small chapel dedicated to St. Cajetan, built in [[168 ...Monastery of ''Valle Christi'' (13th century), abandoned in [[1568]] after pirate ravages.7 KB (991 words) - 18:22, 21 February 2010
- ...production of the prized fish sauce known as ''[[garum]]''. As a result of pirate attacks by the Arabs, the island became uninhabited.5 KB (758 words) - 15:05, 24 May 2009
- ...iven inland by the spread of malaria and, during the early Middle Ages, by pirate raids.7 KB (956 words) - 18:30, 11 June 2009
- Throughout the [[fifteenth century]], the island suffered the incursions of [[pirate]]s and [[Barbary]] [[privateers]] - in 1543 and 1544 [[Khair ad Din]], call *[http://imdb.com/title/tt0044517/ Ischia in the movie "Crimson Pirate"]13 KB (2,049 words) - 17:18, 11 June 2009
- ...y Roman Emperor|Charles V]] the island was granted to the D'Avalos family. Pirate raids continued during this period. Particularly notable was one in 1534, l8 KB (1,241 words) - 17:03, 5 March 2009
- ...ministrative parity between the two settlements of Capri and Anacapri. The pirate raids reached their peak during the reign of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Empero12 KB (1,768 words) - 00:21, 8 August 2009
- ...e official bike of Mercatone Uno, and therefore also of Marco Pantani. The Pirate was at the peak of his career, but crashed out of the Giro d'Italia. He ret9 KB (1,341 words) - 09:57, 12 August 2012
- ...was deserted because it was too exposed to attacks by [[Moors|Moorish]] [[pirate]]s from the sea. Apparently many people left Cagliari and founded a new tow15 KB (2,244 words) - 13:05, 14 April 2009
- Until the 18th century, raiding armies, earthquakes, famines, floods and pirate attacks ravaged the city. In this gloomy situation and due to a weakened lo16 KB (2,404 words) - 22:06, 11 August 2009
- ...of the Adriatic before [[1200]], mostly for commercial reasons, because [[pirate]]s based there were a menace to trade. The Doge already carried the titles26 KB (3,794 words) - 10:48, 19 June 2009
- ...t each other on land and at sea, but hostilities were limited to raids and pirate-like assaults.27 KB (4,278 words) - 21:56, 17 August 2009