Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 78
... later . Epithets which the poet applies to these galleys range from " hollow " , that is , open , to " swift ” , “ well- balanced ” , and “ black ” . “ Black ” almost certainly refers to the fact that they were tarred as a protection ...
... later . Epithets which the poet applies to these galleys range from " hollow " , that is , open , to " swift ” , “ well- balanced ” , and “ black ” . “ Black ” almost certainly refers to the fact that they were tarred as a protection ...
Page 88
... later Latin name , Cumae , and Vergil mentions it in the Aeneid as having been the home of the earliest sibyl , or prophetess . Cumac seems to have been deliberately planted not as a " colony " in the later sense of the word , but as an ...
... later Latin name , Cumae , and Vergil mentions it in the Aeneid as having been the home of the earliest sibyl , or prophetess . Cumac seems to have been deliberately planted not as a " colony " in the later sense of the word , but as an ...
Page 120
... later Western literature as well as in myth , emerges as an important presence . He sends visions and dreams ; rests at noon like any shepherd , and dislikes his siesta disturbed . According to a story which first circulated during the ...
... later Western literature as well as in myth , emerges as an important presence . He sends visions and dreams ; rests at noon like any shepherd , and dislikes his siesta disturbed . According to a story which first circulated during the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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