NO, the Mediterranean is a sea. Many Middle Eastern countries border it.
The Phoenicians
Yes, primarily in the State of Israel.
Venice and Genova.
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The Mediterranean country that is landlocked is Vatican City. It is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy, and is the smallest sovereign state in the world. Despite its location in the heart of Rome, it has no access to the sea.
The Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of France jointly prevented the Muslims from overrunning the European side of the Mediterranean.
There is no such city. At their closest, the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea are nearly 300 miles apart.
California
It was a city-state which was the centre of a trading empire through the Western Mediterranean.
The Ottoman Empire now called Turkey blocked Muslims in the Mediterranean region.
Cyprus is the most easterly EU member state. It is located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The other state that was Rome's rival in the western Mediterranean was Carthage. Although perhaps it should be the other way around. As Rome emerged as the great rival of Carthage, because Carthage was founded before Rome.