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The Knights' Galleys: Slaves, Sailors, and Silver
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Episode The Knights' Galleys: Slaves, Sailors, and Silver
Before the Great Siege, before the bastions, the Knights of St. John were a naval power. This episode looks at the muscle behind the oars: the galley slaves, convicts, and paid oarsmen who rowed the Order's war galleys. Lucas and Luna unpick the grim arithmetic of the oar bench, the role of Muslim slaves captured in the corso, and the daily rhythms of a warship that was part floating fortress, part brutal prison. They learn about the Capitano delle Gaglere, the Castellania trials that sent men to the oars, and the bizarre case of a Turkish corsair who ended up rowing for the Knights. And they ask a question that casts a long shadow over the Order's self-image: could the Hospital, the navy, and the slave market all exist on the same moral ledger?
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