Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea wasn’t nearly as picturesque as it is today. It was barely even a sea; tectonic ...

"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso. Contents Pt. 1. The first Mediterranean, 22000 BC-1000 BC. Isolation and insulation, 22000 BC-3000 BC -- Copper and bronze, 3000 ...

A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the ...

Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea evaporated, leaving behind a vast salt desert and mineral deposits. This ...

Know’st thou the land where the lemon trees bloom, Where the gold orange glows in the deep thicket’s gloom, Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, And the groves are of laurel and myrtle ...

All the crucial naval battles in the history of Europe except two—the crushing of the Spanish Armada, and Jutland—have been fought on one piece of water. It is not even dignified with the name of ...

Malta, a captivating archipelago nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, boasts a history as deep and multifaceted as the cerulean waters that embrace its shores. This island country, ...

A new book by a religious studies professor explores the West’s origins in the ambiguities, intersections and nuances of the Mediterranean European history has long been written in the tales of kings.