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Posted on 08/28/2004 4:49:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The traditional circular sea route by which merchants are thought to have sailed around the ancient Mediterranean runs counter-clockwise: from the Greek Mainland to Crete, south to Egypt, up to Syro-Palestine and Cyprus, west to the Aegean via the southern coast of Anatolia, then to Rhodes and the Cycladic Islands, and ending up again at Crete and Mainland Greece. Longer routes incorporated the Central and Western Mediterranean as well. Merchants may, of course, have started in on this route at any point, for instance in Italy or Syro-Palestine rather than Crete.
Recent evidence has demonstrated that a clockwise route around the Mediterranean was also possible, arguments for currents and winds to the contrary notwithstanding. Such a route would involve sailing from Egypt, probably via the Libyan coast and watering holes such as Marsa Matruh, up to Crete and thence to Italy, or, via the island of Kythera, directly to Mainland Greece. Continuation might then have been via the Cycladic islands, Rhodes, the southern coast of Anatolia, Cyprus, Syro-Palestine and on back to Egypt. Again, merchants may have started their journeys at any point along this route.
It is likely that direct, rather than circular, routes also existed, such as short journeys between Crete and Egypt or the Greek Mainland and Western Anatolia. Long, fairly direct, routes may also have been in place, such as between Italy and Cyprus, although intermediary stops would have been necessary.
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there should be tests available to show the origins of copper in northern europe from 1000-2000 years ago.
I think I remember this... for one of your classes, did he do a solo performance of one of the classic Greek plays?
Alas, Destro was bumped off long ago.
Yes, indeed he did! He would “sing” the Greek chorus part as he imitated their dance upon entry. The greatest prof I ever had. How did you know this?? Did you attend NYU?
Nope, someone on FR mentioned it before, I just didn't know who, merely remembered the story. Let's see... [rustling noise in the nearby internet] ...oh, it was Pharmboy!
Wow. What a memory...I am impressed!
“It is worth mentioning that the process was insured. Marine cargo insurance has been a part of the various trade venture for many thousande years”
Going back to high school I recall being taught that the first form of marine insurance was a merchant divvying up a cargo shipment among several ships headed to the same destination rather than loading it all onto one ship.
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