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Mare Nostrum. The Roman Empire in AD 117, when it was at its greatest extent. Mare Nostrum ( Latin for "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In the years after the unification of Italy in 1861, the term was used again by Italian nationalists. They believed that Italy should follow on from the Roman Empire.
The Mediterranean diet is not only food. It is also the skills and traditions people use to make it, for example farming, fishing, and cooking. It is also the traditions and culture about food and meals. In the second half of the 20th century, people far from the Mediterranean Sea began to eat a Mediterranean diet to become healthier.
The following are the major amphibious operations staged during the Battle of the Mediterranean: 25 February 1941, Allied assault on Kastelorizo. 20 May 1941, start of the Battle of Crete, the Axis invasion of Crete. 19 September 1942, Allied assault on Tobruk. 3 November 1942 Italian landing in Corsica, and occupation of the island.
Israel has a long coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. In the south, the town of Eilat is on the Gulf of Aqaba, which is part of the Red Sea. The Galilee is a fertile and mountainous region in the north. There is a flat plain called the Coastal Plain to the west, near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus ). It is west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia . Corsica is one of the administrative regions of France . Corsica is famous for its tourist attractions, and as the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte .
– on the European continent (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) (Note the overseas department of French Guiana highlighted on the extreme lefthand side of the globe image.) Location of the territory of the French Republic (red) Adélie Land (Antarctic claim; hatched) Capital and largest city Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 ...
Mediterranean cuisine is the food and methods of preparation used by the people of the Mediterranean Basin. The idea of a Mediterranean cuisine originates with the cookery writer Elizabeth David 's book, A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950) and was amplified by other writers working in English. Many writers define the three core elements of the ...
