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Malta's Slave Market: The Dark Side of the Knights' Golden Age
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Episode Malta's Slave Market: The Dark Side of the Knights' Golden Age
When the Knights of St. John settled in Malta, they built a fortress of faith and military might. But beneath the gleaming bastions lay a brutal economy powered by enslaved labour. This episode uncovers the slave market in Valletta's Piazza degli Schiavi, the bagnio prison holding thousands, and the 1749 conspiracy in which slaves nearly seized the island. We explore the moral contradictions of the Order as both defenders of Christendom and traders in human flesh, and how this dark legacy shaped Malta's society and wealth. Learn about the corso privateering network, the everyday lives of slaves, and the eventual decline of the trade. A hidden history of the Mediterranean.
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