I have the same question for homwework, and I did a little research. Julius Ceaser was captured and held for ransom.
They would either rape them, kill and rob them, force them to work for them or throw them overboard. If they were important they would hold them to ransom.
It was Julius Caesar. However: 1) He was a young soldier then. At the time he was a lawyer 2) He never became an emperor. Throughout his lifetime Rome was a republic 3) There is no record of Caesar boasting about this episode. Julius Caesar was sailing the Aegean Sea to go to the Greek island of Rhodes to study rhetoric. Caesar played games with the pirates and laughed and chatted with them while in captivity. When learned the amount the pirates were asking for him, he took offense and said he was worth much more. Before being released he promised that he would find them and crucify them. He went to Rhodes and to collect a ship and allies. Although he had been blindfolded when he was taken to the hideaway of the pirates, he was able to retrace them. To show leniency he first had their throats cut so that they would not surer a slow death.
The preposition for the word "boast" is "about" or "of." For example, you can boast about your achievements or boast of your accomplishments.
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Russell Boast's birth name is Russell John Boast.
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One may use any of several prepositions with the verb to boast, including:boast of (deeds, exploits)boast about (abilities, charcateristics)boast to (anyone listening)boast among (ones peers, or a group)
Will Boast has written: 'Power ballads'
Robin Boast was born in 1956.
"I know you did a great job on your exam, but there is no reason for you to boast about it." Boast means the same thing as bragging.
The pirate captains would get drunk and boast of their latest exploits. The governor once made a boast that he could not lose an election, but he eventually did. "Let others boast for you."