Piracy has been going on since around 500 B.C.
When Did Piracy Start?
This my friend goes way back to the days when people first started to sail. Never mind that, piracy had been going on for years, another word for hijacking or robbers
Pretty much with the first ships hitting the seas. It was used a lot between England and Spain. Pirates were one of the first democratic groups around but thats a whole other topic :)