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By: Patrycja Kopec
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William Kidd
Anne Bonny
Henry Morgan
Mary Read
The oldest evidence of the pirates' existence is an inscription on a
clay tablet from the time of Pharo Echnaton (1350 BC). This
document describes a pirates' ship attacking in North Africa. There
is also an epigraphic evidence from the 340's, from Athens. The
piracy was a common thing during the Ancient Greek and the
Ancient Roman age. The ships from those times used to sail near
the coast, which made them the easy targets to the pirates. The
Greek's pirate base was in the Lipari Islands for over 2500 years
and Rome 's was Istria. Greek pirates, Illyrian, had their attack on
Roman's ships in the Adriatic Sea. Therefore, Rome attacked
Illyrians twice after that. Since 10th century BC, Dorian Greek
pirates had been based in Crete. This lasted for over 800 years. In
the 2nd century BC, the eastern Mediterranean was under the
supervision of the Rhodeans. There were several attempts to stop
piracy. Soon, Crete was not a comfortable place for the pirates
anymore. Cilician pirates were famous, too. Cilicia was also on the
territory of today's Turkey, on the southern shore of Asia Minor. The
great geographic position, near Egyptian and Palestinian sea lines,
made Cilicia an ideal place for the pirates' haven. It became the
home of numerous pirates. Cilicia was the biggest pirate haven of
the ancient times. On the top of their strength, these pirates almost
destroyed Rome Empire. After that, Pompey the Great almost
ruined them in 67 BC. Cilician pirates are best known for capturing
Julius Caesar in 78 BC and keeping him on Pharmacua till the
ransom was paid. However, Caesar had his revenge. His people
killed all pirates responsible for his kidnapping.
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