The history of the Mediterranean coast. How the Rome and Carthage fought for world domination, opposed by Byzantium and

The book of a prominent British historian is a bright and incredibly fascinating story about all sides of the life of the Mediterranean, including climatic conditions, geography, flora and fauna. However, Bradford pays the main attention to the rich and multifaceted history of this region. He writes about Etruscans, Phoenicians, Greeks and Persians, talks about the ships on which they floated, about the wars they waged. He represents the Pelopone War, analyzes the relations of the Greeks with the East, the struggle between Rome and Carthage. Shows how Rome became an eternal city, then the pendulum swayed to the east, and the rise of Constantinople occurred. The author pays much attention to the relationship between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, the Arab conquests, the crusades, the fall of Byzantium, the arrival of the Turks, the consequences of the campaigns of Napoleon and the two world wars. He describes the great sea battles and people who participated in them