The Mediterranean, Homer's wine-dark sea, is nearly locked between the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia. The Greeks and other ancient people utilized the sea like a highway for travel, communication, trade and exploration. Water, the natural world, and the Mediterranean were essential for the rise and growth of western civilization, although the Greeks and Romans had...
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