The Mediterranean in History summer reading ISBN 978-0-89236-770-2

ISBN 978-0-89236-770-2

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will completely alter the prevailing wisdom about these paintings

step-by-step fashion the manner in which the major Athenian vases were made

juxtapose the reality of medieval Europe with an idealized vision of the East

The Mediterranean in History summer reading ISBN 978-0-89236-770-2Edited by David Abulafia In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore the facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the "Great Sea": the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medieval times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of