THE ROOTS OF PIRACY - CHAPTER 1 - PT. 3
THE ROOTS OF PIRACY: CHAPTER # 1 1. - We already know what occupation is regarded as the world's oldest profession, but if we try to rank the longevity of the employment which has enjoyed an impressive lifespan, piracy might well come in at a close second. The Golden Age of Piracy arose from a time when the power of Europe were locked in a fierce battle for navaland mercantile supremacy, and as the fortunes of the nations ebbed and flowed, so did piracy. The popularity of pirate legend did not surface when Johnny Depp and Disney combined creative forcers to create cinema's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise; even in classical tales, piracy takes a place of literary celebrity. Homer refers to pirates in the Iliad and odyssey. Piracy was even, according to Plutarch, a somewhat glamorous option from men of high standing who were seeking adventure and profit at a time when merely to stay at home was to forsake a chance at wealth and glory. Pirates have been an economi...