The Strait of Gibralrar
What nickname given to the trade route that connected Western Africa to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
The Romans called the Mediterranean mare nostrum (our sea) because the had conquered all the lands around this sea and the Mediterranean was the heart of their empire. The Roman themselves were Mediterranean people. Rome is only 16 miles from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is part of the western Mediterranean.
Mediterranean Sea
The Straits of Gibraltar is at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. In ancient times the Straits were known as the Pillars of Hercules.
The Mediterranean sea is located west of Canaan.
The southern and western shores of Turkey are on the Mediterranean Sea. More precisely, the western coast is on a body of water of the Mediterranean which is called Aegean Sea, and which separates Turkey and Greece. The northern coast in on the Black Sea.
The Mediterranean Sea is partly in the Eastern, partly in the Western, and completely in the Northern hemispheres.
The western border of Israel is the Mediterranean Sea.
Greece is entirely in the Mediterranean Sea. The eastern coast of Greece is on a body of water of the Mediterranean Sea which is called Ionian Sea and separates Greece and Italy. The western coast of Greece is on a body of water of the Mediterranean Sea which is called Aegean Sea and which separates Greece and Turkey. The Greek coast on the Aegean Sea is longer than that on the Ionian Sea.
The Straits of Gibraltar is at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. In ancient times the Straits were known as the Pillars of Hercules.
The beautiful Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea