I've never really thought about how far piracy goes back.

Thus, piracy was ever-present since Antiquity, its scope dwindling or growing depending on how powerful the local states were. It was no accident that pirates were thriving in the early first century BC for example, when the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Eastern Mediterranean were in rapid decline.
The Worst Pirates in History
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I've never really thought about how far piracy goes back. Comprehensive article, and very well done...
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