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History of the Mediterranean
- Fatimid CaliphateIn the year 902, a missionary named Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i stood among the Kutama Berbers of Little Kabylia. He preached to them about an awaited messiah who…
- Abbasid CaliphateIn the year 747, a man named Abu Muslim stood in the city of Merv and raised a black flag. This banner signaled the start of an armed uprising that would…
- HittitesThe ancestors of the Hittites arrived in Anatolia between 4400 and 4100 BC. Recent genetic research indicates that Proto-Anatolian speakers entered this…
- Republic of GenoaIn 1097, twelve galleys and one ship carrying 1,200 soldiers set sail from Genoa to join the First Crusade. The Genoese fleet blockaded Antioch in May of…
- Ancient EgyptIn the year 3150 BC, a man named Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt along the banks of the Nile River. This event marked the beginning of a civilization that…
- Ancient CarthageThe year 814 BC marks the arrival of Tyrian colonists on a triangular peninsula in North Africa, where they established a settlement that would become…
- PhoeniciaThe name Phoenicia appears in Greek records from the 2nd millennium BC, yet it never corresponded to a unified native identity.
- Classical antiquityThe 8th century BC marked a turning point when the earliest Greek alphabetic inscriptions appeared on pottery and stone.
- Early Muslim conquestsIn 602, the Persian Empire deposed the Lakhmid kingdom, a client state covering parts of southern Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia.
- Maritime republicsIn 839, the city of Amalfi threw off Lombard rule to become a free republic. This moment marked the beginning of a new political order along the Italian…
- Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War IIOn the 30th of November 1938, Benito Mussolini addressed the Fascist Grand Council with a clear vision for Italy's future.
- Greco-Roman worldThe Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens began its construction under Athenian tyrants during the 6th century BC. Roman Emperor Hadrian finally completed that…
- Republic of VeniceIn 697, Paolo Lucio Anafesto became the first doge of Venice according to tradition. This date marks the birth of a sovereign state that would survive for…
- Cilician piratesThe year 146 BC marked the end of Carthage, leaving a vast power vacuum across the Mediterranean Sea. Rome stood as the only major power remaining, yet its…
- Roman EmpireIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power and bestowed upon him a new title. This single act marked his accession as the first…
- Mare NostrumIn 30 BC, Roman dominion stretched from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt. The phrase Mare Nostrum began to describe the entire Mediterranean Sea during this…