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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 of

...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.

...production of the prized fish sauce known as ''[[garum]]''. As a result of pirate attacks by the Arabs, the island became uninhabited.

...iven inland by the spread of malaria and, during the early Middle Ages, by pirate raids.

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"]

...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, l

...ministrative parity between the two settlements of Capri and Anacapri. The pirate raids reached their peak during the reign of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Empero

...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 ret

...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 tow

Until the 18th century, raiding armies, earthquakes, famines, floods and pirate attacks ravaged the city. In this gloomy situation and due to a weakened lo

...of the Adriatic before [[1200]], mostly for commercial reasons, because [[pirate]]s based there were a menace to trade. The Doge already carried the titles

...t each other on land and at sea, but hostilities were limited to raids and pirate-like assaults.