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What Roman leader was kidnapped by pirates as a young man?

Retry Correct Incorrect As Time reported, the inlets of Cilicia were a hotbed for piracy in the two centuries before the birth of Jesus, and the 25-year-old noble who would one day become Julius Caesar found himself kidnapped by these pirates in 75 BCE. He kept himself safe by charming the pirates and telling them to double their ransom demands before his release. However, they would soon learn he was manipulating them, as none would survive his revenge once he returned with a Roman fleet.

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What Roman leader was kidnapped by pirates as a young man?

• Commodus
• Caligula
• Augustus
• Julius Caesar