Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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... fire , and the dough covered with hot ashes . Bread of this type had been made since prehistoric times , and a very similar bread is still made in the Near East . - In primitive settlements the craft of fire - making must , even at this ...
... fire , and the dough covered with hot ashes . Bread of this type had been made since prehistoric times , and a very similar bread is still made in the Near East . - In primitive settlements the craft of fire - making must , even at this ...
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... fire . Brueys himself , although he had lost both legs from a cannon shot , had tourniquets applied to the stumps and continued to direct the fire from his flagship L'Orient until another ball cut him in two . Meanwhile , a fire began ...
... fire . Brueys himself , although he had lost both legs from a cannon shot , had tourniquets applied to the stumps and continued to direct the fire from his flagship L'Orient until another ball cut him in two . Meanwhile , a fire began ...
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... fire coolly and deliberately at her masts and yards . ' " Le Généreux at this moment opened her fire on us , ' continued Parsons , and , as a shot passed through the mizzen stay - sail , Lord Nelson , patting one of the youngsters on ...
... fire coolly and deliberately at her masts and yards . ' " Le Généreux at this moment opened her fire on us , ' continued Parsons , and , as a shot passed through the mizzen stay - sail , Lord Nelson , patting one of the youngsters on ...
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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