The Mediterranean in History summer reading Aby Warburg—bibliophile

Aby Warburg—bibliophile

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The Mediterranean in History summer reading Aby Warburg—bibliophileEdited by David Abulafia In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore the facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the "Great Sea": the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medieval times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of