20 Interesting Facts about Pirates

Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates.

The famous Julius Caesar was once held captive by a group of pirates who hadn’t the least idea about his power and worth. When they demanded a ransom of 20 talents (worth about $600,000 today) to release him, the Roman emperor laughed and said he was worth at least 50. The whole time Caesar was on the ship, he read poems and verses to the pirates.