Hayreddin Barbarossa was a pirate and a privateer. But he wasn't just looting ships and enslaving people. He was a skilled warrior, and an admiral in the Ottoman navy. And he had a certain political sensibility that helped him navigate not just alliances but kingdoms as well.

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Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?

Criminalia

Although he's been remembered as Barbarossa, a nickname shared with his brother, this pirate’s real name was Hızır -- and he was one of the most feared pirates, and corsairs, of the Mediterranean in the 16th century.

The Tale Of The Barbarossa Brothers

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