The earliest pirates in human history were born in the Mediterranean during the classical age. In a very long time, the earliest pirates known to the people were those brave warriors in ancient Greece as well as those in the Homeric Epics. But following a series of archaeological discoveries in Egyptian city Tanis during the …
In the history of piracy, the coastal areas of China, Japan and Korean peninsula were all active areas of pirates. Deeply influenced by Chinese culture, pirates in these areas had a distinctive style from their European peers, but they still had an important position in the history of piracy. These eastern pirates even appeared in …
Wokou：Chinese and Japanese pirates group in the 15th and 16th Read More »
pirates has been a regular type of role in the film industry since the invention of film. The first pirate film known so far is a short silent film based on the book Treasure Island in 1908. But unfortunately, the American Film Institute believes that this film has been lost and there is no copy of …
During the Age of Piracy when Caribbean pirates were most rampant, almost the whole Caribbean became the paradise of piracy. In this region, countless tiny islands of good geographical conditions became natural havens for pirates. That is also what made Port Royal and Nassau pirate cities.
The Republic of Pirates is not a formal name. Normally it refers to the pirate society in Nassau between 1706 and 1718, which adopted the Pirate Articles as code of conduct. Also known as the Pirate Code, the Pirate Articles is constantly improved in practice.
Speaking of pirates, the first thought of most people might be the famous film series — Pirates of the Caribbean. This film series has achieved both critical and financial successes since it hit the cinema in 2003. Well, certainly we are not trying to advertise this film series. Instead, we have a question here: why …
In the early phase of the 1st century BC, there was a state founded by pirates in the Mediterranean. These pirates who called themselves Cilicians, comprised of retired mercenaries from Crete, exiled citizens from Italy, Spain and Asia, and defeated remnant soldiers in the Roman civil wars. But such a group of pirates and mobs …
The confrontation between Romans and the “Pirate States” in the 1st century BC Read More »
Althrough the days of pirates has gone, and now the waters occupied by pirates takes very little of the oceans, but this criminal group which once stormed the world, has left a deep mark in modern human life. Their glorious past can be found in many aspects of human society, from art to life, and …
Speaking of pirates, it is always hard to distinguish between facts and legends. But indisputably there are female pirates in the history. And the best among them were two female pirates in Jamaica in the early 18th century.
Barbary pirates are the Muslim pirate group active between 16th and 19th century. Why did they become notorious? Because they were bloodthirsty and they invloved in the century-lasting slave trade of European people.