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Mediterranean Sea

A sea that lies between Europe, Asia Minor, and Africa and is completely landlocked except for the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bosporus, and the Suez Canal.

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Is the mediterranean sea low salty against dead sea?

yes in fact if you happen to float in the dead sea beware. i hope this helped you

What are four countries with a coastline on the Eastern border of Mediterranean sea?

Countries that border the Mediterranean on its eastern edge include: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Egypt.

What is the name of the narrow artificial waterway in Egypt that joins the Mediterranean and Red Seas?

The name of the narrow artificial waterway in Egypt that joins the Mediterranean and Red Seas is the Suez Canal. It opened in November 1869 and took 10 years to complete.

Why do you think the capitals of Algeria Tunisia and Libya all lie on the Mediterranean Sea?

Cities on a coast are good for strategic purposes and for things like trade and commerce. So lots of capital cities are coastal. The Mediterranean Sea is an important one and as there are a lot of countries that surround it, having a major city on its edge is good for any country. Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli are on the coast for those and other reasons.

Did Rome become the most powerful force in the Mediterranean sea after the Punic wars?

Rome was probably already the most powerful force on land. During Rome's wars of expansion in central and southern Italy, eight of the peoples who lived in this part of Italy became allies of Rome. They had to provide Rome with soldiers who fought in auxiliary forces which supported the Roman legions in exchange for a share of the war loot and protection. The allies provided 60% of the forces Rome could mobilise. This gave Rome the largest pool of military manpower in the Mediterranean. However, prior to the First Punic War, Rome hardly had a navy to speak of.

The First Punic War quickly developed from a war on land to a war at sea. The Carthaginians had one of the most powerful fleets in the Mediterranean and very experienced sailors. Rome built a fleet which matched that of Carthage in size and modelled their ships of the Carthaginians. However, her sailors were inexperienced and could not carry out the complex manoeuvre of turn the bow of a ship towards the side of an enemy ship to ram it. Therefore, they developed the corvus, a boarding bridge. The Roman ships carried marines and flanked the enemy ship, lowered the corvus and boarded it. This was a simple manoeuvre and proved successful. However, it made the ships top heavy and unstable and many ships were lost in storms. At the end of this war, the crews had become experienced enough to allow the ditching of the corvus and make the ships nimble. During the Second Punic War, the Roman fleets consistently defeated the Carthaginian ones and proved that they were superior. Rome had become the masters of the sea in the Mediterranean.

The Punic Wars and the destruction of Carthage also made Rome the undisputed master of the western basin of the Mediterranean.

Are there trees in the Mediterranean?

Your question needs to be clarified, the Merditarranean is a sea, trees do not grow in the sea

Indian Ocean Trade Network?

The Indian ocean trading patterns began with crossings between East Africa and Madagascar. Later, the patterns included the connection between India and China.

How important was the mediterranean sea to the roman empire?

It was so important that the Romans called it simply 'Our Sea'. Look at a map, see where it is in relation to Rome.


It provided a vast trading network and allowed food and materials from lots of different environments to enter Rome.

What islands in the Mediterranean Sea that come under Roman control?

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

The Romans controlled all the islands in the Mediterranean. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus are the major ones, but they didn't neglect the smaller islands as they liked to use some of them as places of exile.

Which country available The Mediterranean Sea?

Mediterranean countries are: Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Malta, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Palestina and Morocco.

What is the Levant?

Levant are the countries bordering the Mediterranean from the east, which are Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Egypt.