Ancient piracy

thumb|Winged "" armed with a stone. Obverse of silver Ancient drachma|didrachma from [[Phaistos, Crete ( 300/280–270 BC) (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris)]] In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (; , Tálōs) or Talon (; , Tálōn), was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.

Teuta (Illyrian: *Teutana, 'mistress of the people, queen'; ; ) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC.

The lemb, lembus or lembos (, lembos; ) was an ancient wide term covering a range of small ships, which were used for different purposes, both civilian and military.

piracy in the ancient Mediterranean

conflict between the Roman Republic and Cilician pirates