Mare Nostrum (Our sea) facts for kids
The Mediterranean, the vast sea south of Europe, west of Asia and north of Africa, was undoubtedly the first major geographical area explored by seafarers in ancient times. The Phoenicians, men of the sea, even before founding the city of Gadir (now Cadiz), crossed the Columns of Hercules (the strait between Spain and Africa) and reached what was then considered the northern shores of the British Ocean (the English Channel). Later it was the navigators of Greece who later took possession of the eastern Mediterranean and its innumerable islands. Some time later, the warring Romans, after having subdued all the countries bordering the Mediterranean, turned the latter into an immense lake, located inside the territory of the empire, which they gave the name "Mare nostrum".
The Mediterranean, the vast sea south of Europe, west of Asia and north of Africa, was undoubtedly the first major geographical area explored by seafarers in ancient times. The Phoenicians, men of the sea, even before founding the city of Gadir (now Cadiz), crossed the Columns of Hercules (the strait between Spain and Africa) and reached what was then considered the northern shores of the British Ocean (the English Channel). Later it was the navigators of Greece who later took possession of the eastern Mediterranean and its innumerable islands. Some time later, the warring Romans, after having subdued all the countries bordering the Mediterranean, turned the latter into an immense lake, located inside the territory of the empire, which they gave the name "Mare nostrum".
