Raided in the English Channel.Įnglish pirate active in the Thames and English Channel. Raided Spanish ports with James Logan and William Cooke.Īn English mayor, privateer and alleged pirate. Yermak Timofeyevich, a 16th-century Cossack river pirate who started the Russian conquest of Siberia in the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible NameĪn English privateer. Klaus Störtebeker was a 14th–15th century German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeelers, a combination of former Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder) who roamed Northern European seas. Awilda was a 5th-century pirate who, along with friends, dressed up as sailors and commandeered a ship. Middle Ages: 400–1585 Aruj, or Oruç, Reis was a Barbary privateer and later Admiral in Ottoman service who became known as Barbarossa – or Redbeard – amongst Christians. He was the last focus of opposition to the Second Triumvirate. Greek inscriptions of the Athenian navy raiding his base on Kynthnos Island and capturing him and his men read 'making the sea safe for those that sailed thereon.'

Was accused by the Romans of organizing and aiding pirate raids in Italy. Queen regent, fostered the pirates among her people, and had a Roman diplomat killed by them. His party carried bells as their trademark to frighten the commoners. Phocaean admiral active against Carthaginian and Tyrsenian merchants in the years following the Greco–Persian Wars. His actions precipitated the Second Illyrian War. Leading pirate raids of the Chauci into province Gallia Belgica (Belgium) between AD 41–47, when he was captured by the Romans.

Was the leader of an unsuccessful anti-Roman uprising in Pontus in 69ĭeserted Cananefate soldier. Gan Ning was a notorious pirate and marauder in the late 190s CE, who became a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Bare head of Pompey the Great right trident before, dolphin below / Ship sailing right star above. For pirates of fiction or myth, see list of fictional pirates.Īncient World: 315 BC–197 AD Denarius coin of Sextus Pompeius, Roman pirate and general from the Roman Republic era of 44–43 BC. For a list of female pirates, see women in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities.

See also: list of fictional pirates and List of pirate films

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