Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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... fact that “ Africa is washed on all sides by the sea , except where it is joined to Asia . " However , he refuses to believe the very fact that confirms the truth of the Phoenician account . The sailors maintained that as they sailed on ...
... fact that “ Africa is washed on all sides by the sea , except where it is joined to Asia . " However , he refuses to believe the very fact that confirms the truth of the Phoenician account . The sailors maintained that as they sailed on ...
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... fact remains that the ultimate effect of his stormy and vivid life was to impose upon the Near East an image and a vision of the Greek genius . More intelligent even than the tutor of his youth , the sage Aristotle , he did not make the ...
... fact remains that the ultimate effect of his stormy and vivid life was to impose upon the Near East an image and a vision of the Greek genius . More intelligent even than the tutor of his youth , the sage Aristotle , he did not make the ...
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... fact that her naval supremacy was maintained throughout . " Hannibal , in fact , was a great general , but he had little or no under- standing of the uses of sea power . Rare for a Carthaginian , he had been trained almost entirely as a ...
... fact that her naval supremacy was maintained throughout . " Hannibal , in fact , was a great general , but he had little or no under- standing of the uses of sea power . Rare for a Carthaginian , he had been trained almost entirely as a ...
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Aegean Alexandria allies ancient Arabs army Asia Minor Athenians Athens basin battle became British Byzantine Byzantine Empire Byzantium canal captured Carthage Carthaginians centre century B.C. Christian coast colonies conflict conquest Constantinople Corsica Crete Crusaders culture dominated early East eastern Mediterranean Egypt Emperor enemy English Etruscans Euboea Europe European fact fish fleet force Fourth Crusade France French galleys Gibraltar Greece Greek H. A. L. Fisher harbour Herodotus hundred Ionian island Italian Italy knights land later Levant Levanzo mainland Malta Maltese mast Mediter Moslem mountain Napoleon naval navigation navy North Africa northern oars Odysseus once Ottoman period Persian Phoenicians port ranean Rhodes rich Roman Empire Rome routes sail sailors Saint John Sardinia ships Sicilian Sicily siege southern Spain Spartans strait Syracuse territory throughout trade trireme troops Turkish Turks Vandals Venetians Venice vessels victory West western whole wind