Whenthepoliticaltemperturnedagainsthimearlyinhiscareer,JuliusCaesarleftRomeandsailedfortheAegeanislandofRhodestotakeacourseinrhetoric.BeforereachingRhodes,Caesar'sshipwasattackedbypirates,whodemandedanimmenseransomof12000goldpiecesforCaesar'srelease.Envoysweresenttoarrangeforpayment.
Whileheawaitedtheirreturn,Caesaroftenplayfullyremarkedthathewouldcaptureandcrucifyhiskidnapperstoaman.Theyweregreatlyamusedbythis.
Afternearly40days,theransomarrivedandCaesarwasfreed.Hepromptlygatheredafleet,pursuedthepirates,andcapturedandcrucifiedthem─toaman.
尤利烏斯.凱撒從政初年,發覺政治形勢對他不利,就離開羅馬,乘船赴愛琴海羅德斯島,準備修習雄辯之術,途中遭海盜襲擊。海盜要凱撒繳付鉅額贖身費:一萬二千塊金幣。凱撒於是遣使者去取金贖身。
等候使者回來期間,凱撒多次開玩笑似的說,會把海盜捉拿,釘上十字架處死,一個不饒。海盜都覺得很有趣。
過了將近四十天,贖金送來了,凱撒獲釋,馬上召集一支艦隊,追擊海盜,把他們捉拿釘上十字架處死,一個不饒。
【附注】Crucify即把人釘或綁在十字架上,待他慢慢死去,是古羅馬最痛苦屈辱的死刑。Toaman即「所有人」,例如:Theyagreedtoaman(他們全都同意了)。