Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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... victory at Salamis - legend later said , on the very same day the Greeks under Gelon in Sicily inflicted a major defeat upon the Carthaginians in the north of Sicily near the River Himera . Both in the West and in the East the Greek ...
... victory at Salamis - legend later said , on the very same day the Greeks under Gelon in Sicily inflicted a major defeat upon the Carthaginians in the north of Sicily near the River Himera . Both in the West and in the East the Greek ...
Page 421
... victory and the Pasha together with five hundred Turks was captured . His flags and his standards were taken , and the Cross was hoisted to the mainmast . Don John caused the cry of victory to be raised . " Serving aboard the Spanish ...
... victory and the Pasha together with five hundred Turks was captured . His flags and his standards were taken , and the Cross was hoisted to the mainmast . Don John caused the cry of victory to be raised . " Serving aboard the Spanish ...
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... Victory . Since she was in many respects typical of the great ships - of - the - line that dominated the sea until the advent of steam , some description of her and of life aboard her may help to set the picture for the historical ...
... Victory . Since she was in many respects typical of the great ships - of - the - line that dominated the sea until the advent of steam , some description of her and of life aboard her may help to set the picture for the historical ...
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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