18.08.2017., Omis, Croatia - Reconstruction of the battle between Omis pirates and Venetians that took place in the 13th century. It involves hundreds of participants dressed as pirates and Venetians in the galleys and Sagitta (high speed pirate boats). From the 12th to the 14th century Omis was a dangerous place for ships to pass by, as the city was ruled by Pirates, during more then two centuries trade ships and other Wessel who encountered the Sagittas (the Arrow - special Wessel build for fast attacks and ever faster retrieval) was often attacked and defeated by the Omis pirates. The base
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4000 x 2667 px | 33.9 x 22.6 cm | 13.3 x 8.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
18 August 2017Photographer:
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18.08.2017., Omis, Croatia - Reconstruction of the battle between Omis pirates and Venetians that took place in the 13th century. It involves hundreds of participants dressed as pirates and Venetians in the galleys and Sagitta (high speed pirate boats). From the 12th to the 14th century Omis was a dangerous place for ships to pass by, as the city was ruled by Pirates, during more then two centuries trade ships and other Wessel who encountered the Sagittas (the Arrow - special Wessel build for fast attacks and ever faster retrieval) was often attacked and defeated by the Omis pirates. The base of the Pirates was a few km up the Cetina river from, where the up to 250 meter high cliffs of the canyon gave them an excellent protection from attackers, the crusaders as well as the Turks, learned in unsuccessful attacks, that that the Omis pirates was the true rulers of the Cetina canyon. Photo: Miranda Cikotic/PIXSELL