Honor Amongst Thieves

Honor Amongst Thieves

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The ancient Greeks regarded piracy as a viable profession and considered it an entirely honorable way of making a living with literary works such as the Iliad and the Odyssey making many references to the abduction of women and children to be sold into slavery. Yup....
A Man of Many Talents

A Man of Many Talents

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Julius Caesar was once kidnapped and briefly held by Sicilian pirates and held prisoner. When the pirates asked for a ransom of 20 talents ($600,000 in today money), he scoffed at them and demanded they ask for 50 talents. Fact source...
Eyepatches… arrr

Eyepatches… arrr

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Pirates probably didn’t wear eyepatches because of a missing eye; it’s much more likely that they were keeping one eye ready to see in darkness so that they could adjust quickly when going below deck. Fact source...
Blackbeard

Blackbeard

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One of the most famous pirates is Blackbeard. His real name is Edward Teach, and he went around frightening people into giving him money and suchlike. Despite having a reputation for being a bit of a troublemaker, there is no record of him actually murdering any of...
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

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In 1241, an English pirate named William Maurice was the first person known to have been hanged, drawn, and quartered, indicating the severity with which then-King Henry III viewed the crime of piracy. Pretty severe, if you’re wondering. Fact source...