Pirates are ROBBERS that conduct robbery at sea, and sometimes on the shore. Piracy was created in antic times but it was mostly spread during 17 century in the Caribbean. Considering that all that time exchange with colonies was conducted over sea, they represented fear for crews of those ships, and created large financial damage for many countries.
Today pirates mostly act in Pacific and Indian oceans and present a large problem for international trading. Piracy should not be mixed with pirating, which was throughout history a legitimate form of sea warfare. About pirates numerous stories were told and many movies were recorded. Somewhere they were described as murderers and criminals, while somewhere else they were glorified and heroes. Look at this attachment, maybe it will help you to learn the truth about them.
10FACT No 10
Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates. He told them he would crucify them, which they took as a joke. When ransomed he raised a fleet and crucified all of them.
09FACT No 9
Pirate Henry Morgan, inspiration for Captain Morgan´s Rum, was an English hero. He was knighted in 1674 and became the Lt. Governor of Jamaica.
08FACT No 8
Somalia´s pirates have a form of stock exchange for investing in ventures. A woman who gave an RPG to a crew made 75.000 dollars.
07FACT No 7
Most pirates would have spoken like any other sailor of the day. The 1950 DISNEY film “Treasure Island” created the popular pirate dialect.
06FACT No 6
Shaolin monks were called to fight Japanese pirates. The historical accounts report that the kung –fu monks won 3 out of 4 battles with the pirates.
05FACT No 5
The U.S. Constitution condones the use of pirates in war. In Article 1 it states that it is acceptable to hire pirates as privateers to attack enemy nations.
04FACT No 4
Benjamin Hornigold, at 18th century pirate, had Blackbeard as his second –in-command. He once attacked and captured a ship to steal the crew´s hates.
03FACT No 3
Only one pirate is recorded as burying his treasure. William Kidd buried some of his wealth on Gardiners Island. Most pirates would spend their share immediately.
02FACT No 2
In 1730, when pirate Oliver Levasseur was hanged he threw a coded message into the crowd. He shouted “Find my treasure, he who may understand it.” The treasure remains lost.
01FACT No 1
Ching Shih was a Chinese ex-prostitute. When her husband died she rose to the command of 1800 ships and 80.000 pirates. She retired to open a gambling house.
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