For over four thousand years the Mediterranean was the centre of Western civilization. Geographically, it is a whole world in miniature, an inland sea whose shores encompass every type of terrain and climate. This study covers all of recorded history, incorporating research and tools ranging from linguistics to underwater archaeology.
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.
