Roman Empire from 146 BCE to the end of the 5th century, when the RomansĬalled it Mare Nostrum, 'our sea.' The sea's center of
There was political unity only once on the littoral, during the 'six Mediterraneans' that cover political, economic, and Mediterranean and the islands in the sea. Times to 2010 and catalogues the changes in the lands bordering the The Great Sea covers the sweep of history from prehistoric Their way both north and south of the sea and thence to other parts of Ideas and the spread of religions across the region, which later found The subtitle, A Human History, tracks the migration of peoples and Sometimes making the book hard to put down. Abulafia has a complete grasp of the history,Įconomics, and cultures of the Mediterranean into which he injectsįascinating asides that constantly pique the reader's attention, This is an absolutely wonderful book on so many levels that it isĭifficult to review and give proper credit to the author'sĮxhaustive learning. Mediterranean, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2013 816 Retrieved from ĭavid Abulafia, The Great Sea: A Human History of the
MLA style: "David Abulafia, The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean." The Free Library.
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