A deep-sea salvage company claims to have discovered the deepest ancient shipwreck ever found- a 2‚300-year-old Greek trading vessel found nearly two miles under the surface of the Mediterranean. The discovery of the shipwreck between the classical trading centers of Rhodes and Alexandria adds to the collection of evidence that is challenging the long-held theory that ancient sailors lacked the navigational knowledge and skill to sail large distances across open water. It is believed that they were
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Jason and his crew set out to sea in search of the legendary Golden Fleece. While searching for the Golden Fleece‚ they were stranded in Libya near the Tritonious lake. Triton‚ knowing the dangers of the area‚ disguised himself as human and approached the group. The men told him they were stranded and Triton‚ in disguise‚ suggested they make an offering to the gods. When the men made an offering to the gods‚ Triton revealed himself and led them back to the Mediterranean Sea. Some versions of this myth
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Ch 7 The Empires of Persia This chapter describes the series of empires that arose in Persia (modern-day Iran) and controlled much of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years‚ from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Achaemenid‚ expanded under him and his successors until it became the largest empire the world had ever seen. The four Persian dynasties of this era (Achaemenid‚ Seleucid‚ Parthian‚ and Sassanid) were noted
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visits Lebanon is fascinated by the 7‚000 year old little country. The weather is always moderate‚ the prices are very reasonable and‚ most of all the people are friendly. The Lebanese Republic stretches along 250 km of the picturesque Eastern Mediterranean coast. It is only 50 km wide‚ a Lilliput of a country which‚ on its total of 10452 km2 (4035.54 sq. mi.)‚ is nevertheless endowed with all but the desert of nature ’s features. About 120 km from Beirut. Known to the Lebanese as the Cedars of the
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forests in the Northern borders of our country. The Mediterranean seal is the most threatened mammal in Europe. It has disappeared from the European coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and that’s why Greece is very important for its protection. The main reasons for its disappearance are the damage of her living areas‚ the killing by the fishermen because of the damages she does to their nets‚ the luck of food and the pollution of the sea. Animal in danger in Europe is also the wolf. Greece
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went sailing on the lake during a terrible storm and spent many hours playing in the forest. We often spent the night in each other’s houses. We stayed up late and watched movies or played video games. One summer I went on a cruise on the Mediterranean sea. Once on board I asked my mother to buy me a pirate suit with a plastic golden hook and a sword. I put on the costume and ran out on the deck‚ screaming "Beware of Captain Hook!". I pointed my sword to the sky and I waved my menacing hook
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Carmen Rosselló Elvira Eric Advertising fundamnetals Paper 2 Every year at this time‚ Estrella Damm releases a seasonal television commercial designed to embody the fantasy of a Mediterranean summer. One of the highlights of all beer brand is to connect with consumers in an emotional stage‚ beyond the product or service‚ If we can find a Brand in the last eight years that has create his own identity ‚ that’s Estrella Damm. Estrella Damm was founded in 1876 in Barcelona by Joseph Damm‚ and becomes
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Persian Empire was able to absorb territories and peoples through military strength‚ tolerance‚ and evolutionary socioeconomics. A series of great leaders would eventually expand the empire as far as the Indus River‚ Caucasus Mountains‚ east Mediterranean sea‚ and the Nile River (Map 7.1‚ Bentley‚ 133). The Persian Empire’s progressive bureaucratic policies‚ trade networks and philosophy continued to influence societies and can still be seen today. (Eyewitness‚ Bentley‚ 131). If the development
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water access which would help for sea trade. Rome is a mountainous and has different ways for easier trade. Greece is a city-state. This makes a high and low re-occurring elevation. Rome’s geography affected its development by it being a City-State. City-States cannot connect with large empires. That why they were made too many small empires. The reason for the City-States to be created was because of the different people traveled and traded with the Mediterranean basin. Those people made societies
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Ancient Greece consisted of many‚ many small islands‚ surrounded mostly by the Meditterranean sea. The climate inland was hot and humid‚ therefore difficult to work and live in‚ because crops and such were hard to grow. Whilst‚ near the sea‚ there were several agricultural advantages‚ such as more mild temperature‚ which attracted many people to live there. Living by the coast also meant new job opportunities for Greek
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