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Why are pirates mostly associated with the Age of Discovery/Exploration?
Pirates have always existed since navies were a thing, hundreds of years before Christ you had pirates sailing the mediterranean sea and attacking trade vessels. There were even bursts of pirate epidemics during the Roman empire that required war ships to step in.
So why is that 15~17th century piracy is so ingrained in pop-culture and the minds of people? Is there anything special about the Yarrs and Ahoys that sets them apart from all other pirates throughout history?
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>>2458757
Because that's when the romantic literature surrounding them crops up, you fucking imbecile.
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>>2458758
This. Also, piracy in the Caribbean was profitable as hell, to the point where an independent "pirate state" could exist in the Bahamas for more than a decade.
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>>2458757
It's the age that is the closest to us, and also the most interesting. Ancient piracy was limited to the Mediterrean. The golden age of piracy took place in the unexplored and exotic waters all around the globe.
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