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The first to challenge the pirate peril was the semi-legendary King Minos of Crete whose palace at Knossos was built in the 17th century BC, during the Bronze Age.

Enterprising King, Powerful Navy

According to Thucydides, the Ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC, Minos was the first ruler in the eastern Mediterranean to gather his own fleet, and gain control of the sea lanes around his territory. From this position of strength, the King cleared out the local pirates and restored the flow of revenue to his kingdom, which they had previously blocked.

Thucydides also suggested that the Carians, who originated in mainland Greece and provided the manpower for the Minoan fleet, doubled as pirates. Minos, it seems, tolerated this sideline for a while but when it got out of hand, he expelled the Carians from Crete.

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