Probably you mean the Phonecians, but there have been others.
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The Ottoman Empire controlled most of the eastern Mediterranean. It even conquered a small part of Greece. That was in the olden times.
The trading and seafaring skills of the Phoenicians result in a network of colonies, spreading westwards through the Mediterranean. The first is probably Citium, in Cyprus, established in the 9th century BC
Like any people, most people acted on instincts. A small proportion used logical thought to solve problems: like inventing things to solve their needs, like their alphabet to enhance written communication and record keeping; and using the North Star to navigate out of sight of land; and establing a trading empire theoughout the Mediterranean.
Penny stock trading is about trading in shares with small companies that normally put out their shares at very small prices, the object being to gain small capital for projects and give back a small but healthy premium.
Yes, there are. In small number
it is cyprus
No. Vatican City is, Lebanon is the 166th largest country.
Crete was the island in the Mediterranean sea home of the Minoan
The only similarity was geographic. Both empires were centred abound the Mediterranean. In fact, the Ottoman possessions around the Mediterranean covered areas which has been previously part of the Roman Empire. The main geographical differences were that 1) the Roman Empire also covered northern Morocco, the Mediterranean shores in western Europe (Spain, France, Italy and Malta), Slovenia and Croatia, which the Ottomans did not conquer; 2) the Ottoman Empire included areas of the Middle East (Persia, Iraq, the Persian Gulf coast down to close to the peninsula of Qatar, the Arab and Yemeni coasts on the Red Sea) and eastern Sudan, Eritrea, and a small part of the coast north-eastern Somalia, which the Romans did not conquer.
The Eastern Roman Empire was located in the Eastern Mediterranean, centered around the city of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). At it's peak, it controlled the Balkans, Turkey, the Holy Lands, and Egypt. However, by the end of the empire in 1453, it's territory had shrunk to the City of Constantinople and small surrounding areas.
The Romans were excellent soldiers. They built roads- some still exist. The used money and buily cities when other people in Europe lived in small villages. The empire also had writing and pipes for water and sewers while most of Europe did not.