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 ...

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.

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, economy, and culture. But how did this tree, originally a wild species, come ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Iberia and the Mediterranean: An Introduction Iberia and the Mediterranean: An ...

These may seem like wildly theoretical questions, but not for Herman Sörgel, a Bavarian architect who dedicated much of his life to this exact project: building a giant dam across the Strait of ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. INTRODUCTION: Jewish History in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean in Jewish ...

Located nearly two miles below the coast of Southern France lies a merchant ship from the 1500s, which just reappeared on scientists' screens. The vessel, Camarat 4, was discovered nearly intact on a ...

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