When you hear the word pirate, most people think of modern-day pirates, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. The stereotypical definition of pirates was men who sailed the sea saying arrrgh and wore eye patches. But they were much bigger than that. Pirate is a word from the Greek and Latin piratia, and the root peril prefers a person who commits acts of piracy (Waldman). The first pirate activity of which the world is aware dates back to the seventh century BC (Matthew 1). By the mid-13th century BCE, pirates had become the dominant seafaring people of the Mediterranean, committing acts of piracy (Waldman). The golden age of piracy was when pirate activity increased significantly. The golden age of piracy from 1660 to 1730 (Matthew 2). The act of piracy is a crime on the seas. For over 2,500 years, pirates lurked along trade routes, ready to attack merchant ships (Lock 8). Some pirates were thieves, while others were known for unusual behavior. The most famous were those whose names could strike fear into the hearts of all who heard that name (Mason 26). But during the 1800s, pirates were seen as monsters in human form (Mason 4). Pirates sailed the seas and oceans all over the world, there was no specific area for pirates. However, they were called by different names at each location (lock 6). The most popular locations for pirates were common seas like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean (Williams 18). There were many types of pirates who sailed the seas, including Turkish, Greek, Latin, French pirates, and many others (Waldman). The pirates and privateers of the 17th century were mostly English, Dutch and French (Waldman). The first pirates we know of were Phoenicians. them. The process could take up to two years, it was a warning to anyone who would now think about piracy (Matthew 21). But the growth of national navies in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries contributed to the decline in piracy (Waldman). By the end of the 18th century, most pirates had disappeared (Matthew 22). Although pirates are no longer as common as they once were, acts of modern piracy still occur today. Today, technology allows pirates to sail the oceans (Waldman). Throughout the history of pirates, no one really liked them, because they were thieves of the seas. Typical descriptions of pirates do not show what they actually looked like. Although some people didn't like pirates, some people lived the life of a pirate and loved it; it was the only thing they knew.