THE MEDITERRANEAN IN HISTORY

Chronicles the rise and fall of Empires in the Mediterranean, from Greece and Rome to Mussolini and Franco. With 308 illustrations, including aerial photography and vivid historical records. For over four thousand years the Mediterranean was the centre of Western civilization. Geographically, it is a whole world in miniat ure, an inland sea whose shores encompass every type of terrain and climate. This study covers all of recorded history, incorporatin g research and tools ranging from linguistics to underwater archaeology.