It was the Dutch pirates who were the first to be frequent in the warm seas of the Indian Ocean and establish bases in Madagascar. In the 1630s, they were already attacking the convoys of the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie)[...]
In the year 67 BC, Pompey launched an expedition against the peiratês of Greece and Asia Minor. The word pirate therefore comes from the Greek. Pirates are in fact bandits who roam the seas to attack, steal, plunder and[...]